Clearing of Military Smokes and Aerosols

Abstract

A new device has been developed to measure the charge distribution of candidate smoke scavenger materials that are advertently charged with corona fields and by triboelectrification. It was shown that particle saturation charge can be achieved with triboelectrification nd that conductors charged more easily than dielectrics. It is also shown that particle shape has an influence on maximum particle charge. A phase II study is proposed that will attempt to extend the particle charge measurements to millimeter-sized scavenger particles. Keywords: Smoke scavenging; Particle charge distribution conductors; Triboelectrification; Dielectrics; Corona.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213167

Entities

People

  • Glenn O. Rubel
  • Greg Hogan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Availability
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Charged Particles
  • Classification
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Free Electrons
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Saturation
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Plasma Physics.