Electrostatic spraying of liquids: Main functioning modes

Abstract Depending on conditions, various electrostatic spraying functioning modes are obtained, leading to the production of aerosols having very different characteristics. A classification is proposed for these modes, the main ones being called: dripping, microdripping, cone-jet, spindle, simple jet and ramified jet. Various results concerning these modes and their variants are discussed and compared with those of earlier investigations.

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