2004: ESA Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2004

J. M. Crowley, Barringer, Robinson

Covers presentations from the annual meeting of the Electrostatics Society of America held at Rochester Insititue of Technology, June 2004. Topics include: electrostatics in biological and medical systems, charge neutralization and dissipation, instrumentation, measurements and hazards, charging and electrical fields, electrostatic phenomena, processes and fabrication.

Tribocharging and Particle Charging

Charging characteristic of Nylon 66 by contact with metals, A. R. Akande

Effect of rubbing materials on the tribo-electri?cations of textiles, J. Zhao and J. A. Gonzalez

Two-phase equilibrium model of insulator-insulator contact charging with electrostatic potential, Michael D. Hogue, C. R. Buhler, C. I. Calle, and E. R. Mucciolo

Particle size analysis in the study of induction charging of granular materials, Y. Wu, G. S. P. Castle, and I. I. Inculet

Property Characterization and Modeling

Surface resistivity and the vapor adsorption effect--Part I: Theory, Albert E. Seaver

Surface resistivity and the vapor adsorption effect--Part II: Application, Albert E. Seaver

Distributed parameter model for computing energy dissipation in brush-type electrostatic discharges, J. C. Crager and M. N. Horenstein

Characteristics of secondary EHD flow in pin-grid system generated byelectric corona discharge in air, Lin Zhao, K. Adamiak

Numerical modeling of negative corona discharge in oxygen under different pressures, Jiacheng Zhang, Kazimierz Adamiak, G. S. Peter Castle

Surface voltage/charge measurement using a 100 µm spatial resolution electrostatic voltmeter, Maciej A. Noras, William A. Maryniak, Christopher J. Lemke

Discharge times and voltage offsets for charge plates of different sizes and Capacitances, Maciej A. Noras

Characterization of conductive field dependent composite materials, F. P. Espino-Cortes, Shesha H. Jayaram, Edward A. Cherney

Degradation of stator winding insulation under steep-fronted voltage pulses, Saeed Ul Haq, Shesha H. Jayaram, and Edward. A. Cherney

Electrostatic Phenomena and Processes

Electrodynamic dust shield for solar panels on Mars Rovers, C. I. Calle, M. K. Mazumder, C. R. Buhler, J. G. Mantovani, A. S. Biris, S. Clements, A. Chen, and A. W. Nowicki

EHD-enhanced drying using multiple needle electrode, F. C. Lai and R. K. Sharma

Using static charge on pyroelectric crystals to produce self-focusing electron and ion beams and transport through tubes, James D. Brownridge, Steve M. Shafroth

Design and FEA of a linear electrostatic motor, Yousef Hojjat and Mehdi Modabberifar

Experiments on electricity with Benjamin Franklin as lab partner, Robert A. Morse

High speed color electrophotographic printing using image-on-image technology, Rick Lux and William Wayman

The effect of space charge on the performance of an electrostatic induction charging spray nozzle, S. Zhao, G. S. P. Castle and K. Adamiak

A study of electrical stress grading of composite bushings by means of a resistive silicone rubber coating, Hong Jian Wei, Shesha H. Jayaram, and Edward Cherney

Safety and Hazards

A measurement method of the electrostatic charge at garment removal off of a human operator, Mihai Antoniu, Angela Antoniu

Experiences at the measurements of packaging material for electronic devices according to the new standards IEC 61340-5-1, Hartmut Berndt

Studies on ESD-flooring material, especially the comparison of the measurement methods--walking test and system test with normal resistance methods, microscopic explorations, Hartmut Berndt

Spark-protection circuit for measuring current in high-voltage circuits, Kelly Robinson and John J. Coleman

Biological Applications

A simulation study of electrical model of biological cells, Premkumar Ellappan, Raji Sundararajan

Cancer growth acceleration by external electrostatic ?elds, James R. Gray, Charles H. Frith, J. David Parker

Staticfields: possible therapeutic benefit--possible danger, James R. Gray, Charles H. Frith, J. David Parker

Electric field distribution of biological cells-a simulation study, Jason Graves, Raji Sundararajan

Electrostatic force generation in chromosome motions during mitosis, L. John Gagliardi

Effect of electrostatic atomization on electrical sterilization, Hee-Kyu Lee and Jong-Geun Lee

Electrostatic adhesion on food products: is it important? F. Halim and S. Barringer