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The stability of charged drops in uniform electric fields
Author(s) -
BrazierSmith P. R.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49709841616
Subject(s) - stability (learning theory) , electric field , equator , classical mechanics , physics , mechanics , drop (telecommunication) , computer science , quantum mechanics , telecommunications , astronomy , machine learning , latitude
Abstract Stability criteria of charged drops levitated by uniform electric fields are determined by assuming that the drops possess spheroidal equilibrium shapes and that the equations of equilibrium are satisfied at the two poles and the equator. The stability criteria were also determined by the more precise method prescribed by Brazier‐Smith (1971). Comparison of the results of the two methods indicates that the spheroidal assumption, which was applied with considerable success to study the stability of uncharged drops, cannot be applied to cases in which the drops are charged.