Open AccessThe structure and electrification of smoke particles
Author(s) -
H. S. Patterson,
R. Whytlaw-Gray,
W. Cawood
Publication year - 1929
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1929.0135
Subject(s) - electrification , collision , smoke , coagulation , work (physics) , process (computing) , brownian motion , computer science , materials science , simulation , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , waste management , electrical engineering , electricity , medicine , statistics , computer security , psychiatry , operating system
The experiments described in the previous paper refer to coagulating systems in which the particles are approximately spherical in form, and in which Brownian movement is mainly the cause of collision. It is evident that a simple theoretical treatment is applicable to this type only. Before ammonium chloride and resin were selected for producing tire smokes suitable for our purpose, a large amount of preliminary work was carried out on various systems in order to determine the form and structure of the particles, and also to discover whether electrification was a factor influencing the coagulation process to any marked extent. This work brought to light interesting facts which are of some consequence when attempting a general survey of aerial disperse systems.