Methods of Electrically Charging Cotton

Abstract

Triboelectric, corona, and contact charging were studied as a means for effectively charging cotton fibers in an attempt to design a system for supplying fibers to a three-phase AC airless transporting device. The minimum charge on a fiber for these devices to be effective is approximately 10^-10 C/fiber.

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