FAN Yuxin, LI Bin, SUN Zhiqian, et al. Effect of salt concentration and type on polarization and deformation of water droplet during electric dehydration[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, (8): 3297-3303.
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FAN Yuxin, LI Bin, SUN Zhiqian, et al. Effect of salt concentration and type on polarization and deformation of water droplet during electric dehydration[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, (8): 3297-3303.DOI: 10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20160372.
Effect of salt concentration and type on polarization and deformation of water droplet during electric dehydration
In order to explore mechanism of concentration and type of inorganic salts on polarization and deformation of water droplet during electric dehydration
water droplets of various salt concentrations and types were studied microscopically in pulsed electric field of both high frequency and high voltage. Water droplets of all tested sodium chloride (NaCl) concentrations showed a trend that the deformation degree increased first but decreased later when the electric frequency and duty ratio were increased. The deformation degree of water droplet increased with increase of NaCl concentration
as a result of increased electric conductivity and ion collision. The electric force on multivalent ions
which is several times stronger than that on monovalent ions
enhanced velocity and momentum of their collision
so the deformation degree of water droplet increased upon increase of ionic valence. Furthermore
the ion activity and hydrolysis affected the deformation degree. In the same high-voltage pulsed electric field
the deformation degree of sodium-containing water droplets changed in the order from high to low as Na3PO4> Na2CO3> Na2SO4> NaCl> NaNO3 whereas that of chlorine-containing water droplets changed in the order as MgCl2> CaCl2> KCl> NaCl> NH4ClCl. The experimental findings shall facilitate investigating mechanism of electrostaticde-emulsification at high voltage and high frequency.