Discrete element modeling (DEM) of triboelectrically charged particles: Revised experiments
AUTHOR(S)
C I Calle, D R Curry, M D Hogue, P S Weitzman
PUBLISHER
Elsevier
SOURCE
Journal of Electrostatics
YEAR
ABSTRACT
In a previous work, the addition of basic screened Coulombic electrostatic forcesto an existing commercial discrete element modeling (DEM) software was reported. Triboelectric experiments were performed to charge glass spheres rolling on inclined planes of various materials. Charge generation constants and the Q/m ratios for the test materials were calculated from the experimental data and compared to the simulation output of the DEM software. In this paper, we will discuss new values of the charge generation constants calculated from improved experimental proceedures and data. Also, planned work to include dielectrophoretic, Van der Waals forces, and advanced mechanical forces into the software will be discussed.
KEYWORDS
electrostatic