IAS 1999 Annual Meeting
Corona and Discharge Phenomena
Session Chair: I.I. Inculet, The University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
Session Organizer: R. Sundararajan, Arizona State University East, Mesa, AZ, USA
1.1—8:30 am: Novel Applications of Natural Charge Exchange Phenomena in Domestic Aerosol Products, L.F. Whitmore, J. F. Hughes, R.T. Fox, N. Harrison, Bioelectrostatics Research Center, Southampton, UNITED KINGDOM
1.2—9:00 am: Corona Discharge Characteristics from a Filamentary Metal Particle Suspended between Electrodes, K. Asano, K. Yatsuzuka, Yamagata University, Yamagata-ken, JAPAN
1.3—9:30 am: Corona Wind in a Cylindrical Corona Generator, W.D. Greason, Z. Kucerovsky, A. Weigl, University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
1.4—10:00 am: Demonstration of Flue Gas Cleaning by Positive Pulsed Corona Discharge Processes, Y. S. Mok, K.T. Kim, Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, Pohang, KOREA
1.5—10:30 am: Mobilities of Charge Carriers in Gas Mixtures, Z. Kucerovsky, University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
1.5—11:00 am: Steady State Corona Charging Behavior of a Corotron over a Moving Dielectric Substrate, J. Q. Feng, P.W. Morehouse, J.S. Facci, Xerox Corporation, Webster, NY, USA
1.6—11:30 am: Electrostatic Characterization of Carpets and Rugs, A. S. Faesarella, R.A.C. Altafi, University of Sao Paulo at Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, BRAZIL
Computational Electrostatics
Session Chair: K. Asano, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, JAPAN
Organizer: W. Balachandran, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UNITED KINGDOM
9.1—2:00 pm: Inception of Corona Discharges in Typical Electrode Configurations for Electrostatic Processes Applications, D. Rafiroiu, R. Morer, I. Suarasan, P. Atten, L. Dascalescu, CNRS Laboratoire d'Electrostatique, Grenoble, FRANCE
9.2—2:30 pm: A Circuit Approach for Quasi-Stationary Analysis of Advanced Composites Modeling, Concettina Buccella, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, ITALY
9.3—3:00 pm: Finite Element Analysis of Corona in Wire-Duct Elecrostatic Precipitator, Zakariya Al-Hamouz, King Fahd University of Petroleum, Dhahran, SAUDI ARABIA
9.4—4:00 pm: Modeling of Particles Charging on Plate Electrode Affected by Non-Uniform Electric Fields, S. Vlad, M. Mihailescu, A. Iuga, L. Dascalescu, CNRS Laboratoire d'Electrostatique, Grenoble, FRANCE
9.5—4:30 pm: Pulse Corona Modeling of a Wire-Cylinder ESP under Loading Condition, X. Liang, S. Jayaram, J.S. Chang, A. Berezein, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ONT, CANADA
9.6—5:00 pm: Numerical Modeling of Direct Lightning Phenomena in Vessels Containing Flammable Liquids, Concettina Buccella, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, , ITALY
Power Electronics and Measurements Techniques
Session Chair: N. Grass, Siemens AG, Erlangen, GERMANY
Organizer: W.D. Greason, University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
17.1—8:30 am: Measurements of Tribo and Corona Charging Features of Materials for Assessment of Risks from Static Electricity, John Chubb, John Chubb Instrumentation, Cheltenham, UNITED KINGDOM
17.2—9:00 am: Calibration of a Calorimeter for the Measurement of Electrostatic Discharge, Z. Kucerovsky, W.D. Greason, M. Wm. Flatley, University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
17.3—9:30 am: Development of an Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analyzer for Electrostatic Surface Structure Characterization, K.B. Tennai, M. K. Mazumder, J.D. Wilson, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA
17.4—10:00 am: Study of Electrostatic Properties of Dielectric Surfaces and Powders Using Scanning Probe Microscopy, W. Machowski, P. Barid, W. Balachandran, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UNITED KINGDOM
17.5—10:30 am: Optical Decoupling in Measurements of Corona Currents, Z. Kucerovsky, W.D. Greason, T. Doyle, University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
17.6—11:00 am: A Novel Silent Discharge Type Ozonizer Using Pulse Density Modulated High Frequency Inverter, Mutsuo Nakaoka, S. Wang, Y. Konish, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, JAPAN
17.7—11:30 am: A High Voltage Pulsed Power System for Electrostatic Precipitators, W. H. Kim, G.H. Rim, J.S. Kim, I. Kang, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Kyungnam, KOREA
Discharge Reactors
Session Chair: John Chubb, John Chubb Instrumentation, Cheltenham, UNITED KINGDOM
Session Organizer: T. Oda, University of Tokoyo, JAPAN
25.1—2:00 pm: Comparison of Reactor Performance in the Non-Thermal Plasma Processing of Hazardous Air Pollutants, S. Futamura, H. Einaga, Z. Zhang, National Institute for Resources and Environment, Ibaraki, JAPAN
25.2—2:30 pm: Diesel Engine Exhaust Cleanup with a Pulsed Streamer Corona Reactor Equipped with Reticulated Vitreous Carbon Electrodes, B.R. Locke, Akira Mizuno, A. Ichihashi, Toyohashi University of Technology, Aichi, JAPAN
25.3—3:00 pm: Neutralization Theory of Static Surface Charges by an Ionizer Under Wide Gas Pressure Environments, J. S. Chang, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONT, CANADA
25.4—3:30 pm: Micro Reactors Based on Water-in-Oil Emulsion, S. Katsura, A. Yamaguchi, N. Harada, K. Hirano, A. Mizuno, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, JAPAN
25.5—4:00 pm: Development of High Collection Efficiency ESP by Barrier Discharge System, Y. Kawada, T. Kubo, A. Zukeran, Y. Ehara, T. Ito, T. Takahashi, H. Kawakami, T. Takematsu, Musashi Institute of Technology, Tokyo, JAPAN
25.5—4:30 pm: Removal of C2F6 from Semiconductor Process Flue Gases by Ferro-Electric Packed Bed Barrier Discharge Reactor Adsorbent Hybrid Systems, K. Urashima, K.G. Kostov, J. S. Chang, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONT, CANADA
25.5—5:00 pm: A Plate to Plate Plasma Reactor as a Fuel Processor for Hydrogen Rich Gas Production, G. Prieto, O. Prieto, C.R. Gay, M. Okumoto, K. Shimano,A. Mizuno, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, JAPAN
Plasma Chemical Processes
Session Chair: M. Rea, University of Padua, Padua, ITALY
Session Organizer: A. Mizuno, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, JAPAN
33.1—8:30 am: OH Radical Generation During Non-Thermal Plasma Processing Observed by a LIF Method, R. Ono, Tetsuji Oda, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN
33.2—9:00 am: Removal of Dilute Benzene Using Zolite-Hybrid Plasma Reactor, Atsushi Ogata, D. Ito, K. Mizuno, S. Kushiyama, T. Yamamoto, National Institute for Resources, Ibaraki, JAPAN
33.3—9:30 am: Quantitative Analysis of Radicals Concentration in Atmospheric Pressure Plasma by Monitoring Co-Oxidation, A. Mizuno, Z. Su, H. Kim, K. Takashima, S. Katsura, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, JAPAN
33.4—10:00 am: Effect of Water Condensation and Oxygen on SO2 Oxidaization by Non-Thermal Plasma, A. Mizuno, C.W. Wu, Y. Fujiyama, K. Takashima, S. Katsura, H.H. Kim, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, JAPAN
33.5—10:30 am: Electric Air Cleaner Composed of Non-Thermal Plasma Reactor and Electrostatic Precipitator, M. Okubo, T. Yamamoto, T. Kuroki, H. Fukumoto, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, JAPAN
33.6—11:00 am: Decomposition of Trichloroethylene by Non-Thermal Plasma with Catalysts, T. Oda, T. Takahashi, S. Kohzuma, The University of Tokyo, Toyko, JAPAN
33.7—11:30 am: Towards Ideal Nox Control Technology Using Plasma Chemical Hybrid Process, T. Yamamoto, M. Okubo, K. Hayakawa, K. Kitaura, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, JAPAN
Liquids and Electrohydrodynamics
Session Chair: J. Bryan, Outokumbpu Copper, Franklin, KY, USA
Session Organizer: S.J. Yagoobi, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
41.1—2:00 pm: Force of Attraction Between Two Conducting Droplets in Electric Field, Kazimierz Adamiak, University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
41.2—2:30 pm: Electrohydrodynamic Induction Pumping of a Stratified Liquid/Vapor Medium in the Presence of Volumetric and Interface Electric Charges, M. Wawzyniak, J. Seyed-Yagoobi, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
41.3—3:00 pm: The Electric Field at a Conductive Liquid Surface Stressed by an AC Voltage, J. A. Robinson, M.A. Bergougnou, G.S.P. Castle, I.I. Inculet, The University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
41.4—3:30 pm: Electrodydrodynamics of Water Droplets on Polymeric Surfaces, R. Sundararajan, S. Sundhar, T. Asokan, Arizona State University East, Mesa, AZ, USA
41.5—4:00 pm: Vibration of a Water Droplet Located on a Hydrophobic Sheet Under the Tangential AC Field, Y. Higashiyama, S. Yanase, T. Sugimoto, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, JAPAN
41.6—4:30 pm: Motion of a Conductive Particle in Viscous Fluid Simulating Liquefied Plastic Waste, C. Choi, K. Yatsuzuka, K. Asano, Yamagata University, Yamagata-ken, JAPAN
41.7—5:00 pm: On the Charge of a Moving Particle Within Parallel Electrodes in Viscous Fluid, K. Yatsuzuka, C. Choi, K. Asano, Yamagata University, Yamagata-ken, JAPAN
Particles and Power Technology
Session Chair: K. Robinson, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA
Session Organizer: L. Dascalecu, Institut Universitare de Tecnologie, Angouleme, FRANCE
49.1—8:30 am: Efficiency of Electrostatic Separation of Minerals from Coal as a Function of Size and Charge Distribution of Coal Particles, K.B. Tennal, M. K. Mazumder, D. Lindquist, R. Rajan, J. Joseph, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA
49.2—9:00 am: Distribution of Electric Field Strength Around a Large Scale Charged Particles Cloud, T. Sugimoto, S. Doi, M. Takahashi, Y. Higashiyama, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, JAPAN
49.3—9:30 am: ESD Between Charged Particles and Floating Conductors, L. Dascalescu, P. Ribradiere, J.M. Palliot, R. Allam, CNRS Laboratoire d'Electrostatique, Grenoble, FRANCE
49.4—10:00 am: Study of Electro-Diffusion Coagulation of Aerosol Clouds, V. Smorondin, W. Balachandran, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UNITED KINGDOM
49.5—10:30 am: Effect of Ion Current on Transfer Efficiency and Appearance in the Powder Coating Process, W. Chok, R.A. Sims, M. K. Mazumder, W. Guo, D.L.. Wankum, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA
49.6—11:00 am: Tribocharging on Toner Particles with Carrier in Two-Component Developer, Y. Nakamura, Y. Terao, Y. Suzuki, T. Sekine, Nippon Institute of Technology, Saitama, JAPAN
49.7—11:30 am: A Rigorous Assessment of Electrostatic Ignition Hazards in Industrial Processes Involving Powders, Flammable Gases and Solvents, G. L. Hearns, University of Southampton, Southampton, UNITED KINGDOM
Precipitation, Separation and Spraying
Session Chair: J.F. Hughes, University of Southampton, Southampton, UNITED KINGDOM
Session Organizer: K. Robinson, Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY USA
56.1—2:00 pm: Fuzzy Logic-Optimising IGBT Inverter for Electrosatic Precipitators, N. Grass, Siemens AG, Erlangen, GERMANY
56.2—2:30 pm: Prototyping of an Expert System for Electrostatic Separation Processes, M. Mihailescu, A. Samuila, A. Iuga, L. Dascalescu, CNRS Laboratoire d'Electrostatique, Grenoble, FRANCE
56.3—3:00 pm: Positioning and Levitation of Biological Cells: A Separation Method, W. M. Arnold, Gracefield Research Center, Lower Hutt, NEW ZEALAND
56.4—3:30 pm: Effect of Conductivity on the Spraying of Dielectric Liquids, D. K. Davies, Markab, Pear Trees, Lymington, Hants, UNITED KINGDOM
56.5—4:00 pm: Surface Patterns Formed by Charged Micorcluster Impacts: Application to Surface Cleaning, J. F. Mahoney, C. Sujo, J. Perel, Phrasor Scientific Inc, Duarte, CA, USA
56.6—4:30 pm: The Properties of the Needle-Ring Shaped DC Ion Airflow Generator, H. Zhao, J. Qu, University of Western Ontario, London, ONT, CANADA
56.7—5:00 pm: Formation of Ceramic Thin Films Using Electrospray in Cone-Jet Mode, P. Miao, W. Balachandran, P. Xiao, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UNITED KINGDOM
