Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: In 2007 an interesting phenomenon was discovered [J. Phys. D 40, 6112 (2007)]: a horizontal thread of water, the so-called water bridge, hangs in a horizontal electrostatic field. A different explanation of the water bridge stability is proposed herein: the force supporting it is the surface tension of water, while the role of the electric field is to not allow the water bridge to reduce its surface energy by breaking into separate drops. It is proven that electrostatic field is not the origin of the tension holding the bridge.
Source: Physical Review E
Author: Artem A. Aerov
Institution: Lomonosov Moscow State University
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2068051179