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  • Electrical Engineering

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  • The electric curtain platform manipulates charged particles in air.
  • Limited research investigates dielectric forces below the Paschen limit at lower voltages.

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  • To observe simultaneous dielectrophoretic and electrostatic forces on particles.
  • To investigate particle behavior under electric fields below the Paschen limit.

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  • Utilized an electric curtain with interdigitated electrodes and a polypropylene coating.
  • Applied standing or traveling wave AC signals (50 Hz) below the Paschen limit.
  • Observed the behavior of 180-212 µm soda lime glass beads.

Main Results:

  • Observed oscillatory rolling of glass beads due to dielectrophoretic forces.
  • Observed rapid projectile repulsion of particles, consistent with electrostatic phenomena.
  • Simulations showed particle proximity enhances local electric fields over 2.5 times.

Conclusions:

  • Individual particles can trigger electrostatic repulsion in dielectric systems.
  • Dielectric forces and electrostatic phenomena occur simultaneously below the Paschen limit.
  • Potential applications include triggered particle responses and selective micrometer particle sorting.