Induction Charging Characteristics of Conductivity Enhanced Vegetable-Oil Sprays

ABSTRACT THIS work extends the electrostatic-induction droplet-charging principle into the domain of usually nonconductive vegetable-oil-based sprays for pesticide application. Included are: (a) the theoretical and experimental analysis of physical properties determining chargeability by induction; (b) charge-transfer enhancement by incorporation of additives; and (c) verification of chargeability in currently developed induction spray-charging nozzles.