Electrostatic Particle Charging: Industrial and Health Care Applications (Electronic & Electrical Engineering Research Studies. Electrostatics and elEctrostatic Applications Series, 14)

During the last twelve years, many new products and techniques have been developed in the powder coating industry, and other new and exciting applications of electrostatically charged particles have begun to make an impact on our lives. This book presents a fundamental treatment of how individual solid particles may be electrically charged and manipulated in such a way as to be of practical use. The three most familiar applications of charged particles, powder coating, precipitation and electrocopying are all described. In addition, less well-known applications are highlighted, and relatively new and increasingly important applications relating to health care, including the electrostatic control of airborne allergens, are introduced. Mathematical treatment is kept to a minimum. Aimed at a wide range of readers, this book is suitable for newcomers to the field as well as being a useful reference for specialists concerned with particle charging.