Synopses & Reviews
This new edition like the first edition provides a comprehensive and coherent account of static electric phenomena and concepts based on a mathematical-physical approach. It is intended for the nonspecialists interested in understanding the electrostatic concepts, and for the specialized engineer who may not be familiar with the basic fundamentals. This work has been updated to include new and expanded material on charge decay, charge neutralization by air ions, breakdown between conductors with different electrode geometry and a completely rewritten chapter on electrostatic measurements with special emphasis put on showing the difficulty in relating the voltage of a conductor with a measured field strength. Another important issue in this chapter is demonstrating that the concept of voltage can not be applied in connection with insulators. This ESD-handbook is written in an easy to read style similar to the approach taken in the author's "Mr. Static" column. Electrostatics, Second Edition is an essential reference work for the non-specialist because of the numerous examples that show the many ways static electricity makes itself known as a nuisance as well as the ways in which static electric effects can be used, from cleaning the air in an electrofilter to making photocopies.
Synopsis
Preface to first edition 1997 This book has developed from more that 40 years of work with static electric problems and almost as long a period of teaching courses on electrostatics, primarily at The Technical University of Denmark. Several chapters of the book are hardly more than a brush-up of the general knowledge of most physicists. But with the ever increasing specialization, in today's teaching and research, little attention seems to be paid to simple and basic relations. For this regrettable fact I am grateful. It is my hope that the book may take the newcomer by the hand and also remind the specialist of some basic facts she may have forgotten or perhaps never learned. Preface to second edition This book differs from the first edition by several topics being totally rewritten. This is the case as far as chapters 4, 5, 6 and 8 are concerned. The background for the new versions is to a large extent my contributions to the ESDA (ElectroStatic Discharge Association) symposia and tutorials and especially my articles (Mr. Static) in Compliance Engineering. Most of the figures have been redrawn. A major part has been borrowed from Compliance Engineering, and the permission to do so is gratefully acknowledged.
Synopsis
Designed for non-specialists, this easy-to-read new edition provides a comprehensive and coherent account of static electric phenomena and concepts based on a mathematical-physical approach. It has been updated to include new and expanded material ranging from charge decay to electrostatic measurements.
Table of Contents
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Fundamental Concepts. 3. Static Electrification. 4. Decay of Charge. 5. Electrical Breakdown. 6. Electrostatic Effects. 7. Abatement of Static Electricity. 8. Electrostatic Measurements. 9. Static Electricity and People. 10. Applications of Static Electricity. Glossary. Index.