Fundamentals of Applied Electrostatics

Explains, in engineering rather than mathematical terms, the application of electrostatic principles for designing practical devices. Each part concentrates on a single electrostatic concept with application to a particular device. This book, now in its third printing, is organized by the scale of electrostatic effect. Part One deals with electrostatic fields in a uniform linear medium. Part Two introduces particles in the field. Part Three allows for a complex continuum. Part Four describes interactions between electrostatic devices and external circuits using terminal relations. Providing a unified and comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals and applications of electrostatic effects, the author offers numerous examples, including copy machines, smoke detectors, high-speed printers, and electrofusion of living cells. The epilogue provides more industry applications, plus bibliography and review articles. This book would be of interest to the technical specialist, and applications engineer interested in developing products using electrostatic principles. In particular, this reference is essential for those in ESD protection, atomization, precipitation, ionization, and any application that charges and discharges particles.