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On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 06:40:06AM -0500, Frederick Sparber wrote: >Why is this interesting? >http://www-methods.ch.cam.ac.uk/meth/ms/theory/esi.html. >"The production of ions by evaporation of charged droplets >obtained through spraying or bubbling, has been known about for >centuries, but it was only fairly recently discovered that these >ions may hold more than one charge. Large charged droplets >are produced by 'pneumatic nebulization'; i.e. the forcing of >the analyte solution through a needle (see figure), at the end of >which is applied a potential - the potential used is sufficiently >high to disperse the emerging solution into a very fine spray >of charged droplets all at the same polarity. The solvent >evaporates away, shrinking the droplet size and increasing the >charge concentration at the droplet's surface. Eventually, at >the Rayleigh limit, Coulombic repulsion overcomes the droplet's >surface tension and the droplet explodes." Top Six Reasons why droplet electricity is interesting: 6. Robert Millikan's career was nearly ended by an unfortunate "Water Drop Experiment". 5. If you incorporate a pneumatic nebulizer into the elegantly simple Einstein refrigerator system: http://www.me.gatech.edu/energy/andy/FIG1_2.GIF you can make a nice little light that comes on when you open the door! 4. The charge generation process is 0.03% over unity. Now if we can just make a very efficient nebulizer... 3. The Universe is actually an enormous droplet, scheduled to reach the Rayleigh limit in the year 2012. 2. The average house of prostitution can generate enough electricity to power a small city. 1. Evaporofusion!
