Abstract
When powdered materials are blown through metal tubes by means of compressed air considerable quantities of electricity are produced by contact electrification. It was found that 6× coulombs could be produced per gram of diatomaceous earth, a form of silica, blown through a short length of copper tube. A generator of extremely high voltage is proposed, and a small scale model of such a generator is described, by means of which currents of 8× amperes at 260 kilovolts were generated.
- Received 19 August 1932
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.42.298
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