{"title":"Advanced image reconstruction for electrostatic tomography in gas-solid two-phase flow based on convolutional autoencoder neural network","authors":"Jiahe Lyu, Xuezhen Cheng, Zhen Song, Jiming Li","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103979","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103979","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The image reconstruction of flowing charged particles in gas-solid two-phase (GSTP) flow can be achieved through electrostatic tomography (EST). Accurate image reconstruction is crucial for detecting the movement patterns of the particles. In order to improve the quality of reconstructed images, a unique convolutional autoencoder neural network (CANN) is proposed. This study uses an image set generated by the linear backprojection (LBP) algorithm to train the CANN, which consists of an encoder and a decoder. The encoder utilizes convolutional and max-pooling layers to reduce the dimensionality of the images and extract key features, while the decoder restores and reconstructs the images through up-sampling and convolutional operations to closely approximate the reference image. To prevent overfitting, dropout layers are introduced after each max-pooling layer in the encoder. To verify the anti-noise capability of the network, Gaussian white noise ranging from 10 dB to 20 dB is added to the test set. The proposed CANN has been validated through simulations and experiments, demonstrating its effectiveness in overcoming noticeable artifacts and noise in reconstructed images when identifying GSTP flow patterns. Furthermore, it shows significant enhancements in imaging outcomes compared to conventional image reconstruction techniques and some current deep learning algorithms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 103979"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142326345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Götz , Armin Wolfram , Wolfgang Schubert
{"title":"Electrostatic charging of material webs in gravure printing presses","authors":"Alexander Götz , Armin Wolfram , Wolfgang Schubert","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103980","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103980","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper deals with the electrostatic charging of material webs in production machines. Measurements were made with a special measurement setup inside a gravure printing press and the results were analyzed and interpreted. In order to gather as much information as possible, the electric field strength of a free-spanning web was monitored at different positions inside the machine and under different production conditions. The measurement results confirmed theoretical principles and practical experience, such as the fact that the type of material, printing inks, coatings, machine speed, web tension, printing process and corona pretreatment have a significant effect on the level and polarity of the electrostatic charging. During the series of experiments, peak field strengths of up to 300 kV/m resulting from the charge on the web were measured and changes in the sign were detected within a very short period of time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 103980"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304388624000871/pdfft?md5=e978cf7409e55e0c7b6e2e0694eaddff&pid=1-s2.0-S0304388624000871-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142270486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xu Diao , Juncheng Jiang , Lei Ni , Ahmed Mebarki , Yong Pan
{"title":"Experimental study on the flow electrification in intact and leak pipelines","authors":"Xu Diao , Juncheng Jiang , Lei Ni , Ahmed Mebarki , Yong Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103981","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103981","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pipeline leakage accidents of dielectric liquid often occurs in chemical industry, while the investigations on flow electrification of leakage pipe are few. In this study, experiments were conducted to measure and analyze the streaming current inside the pipe and the leakage current of the pipe wall in both intact and leak pipes. Two kinds of diesel oil, namely the light heavy diesel oil and heavy diesel oil, were selected as the flowing media. Furthermore, an empirical expression of the space charge density and the streaming current based on the modified velocity equation was proposed. The space charge density distribution obtained from the experimental streaming current was compared with the theoretical values. The results show that the space charge density obtained from experiments by the proposed expression is in good agreement with the theoretical value.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 103981"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142240370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aqueous bromide oxidized with pulsed corona discharge","authors":"Irina Petrochenko, Sergei Preis","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103978","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103978","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bromide in treated natural waters is oxidized to toxic bromate with ozone. For the novelty of pulsed corona discharge (PCD) in water treatment, it's potential in bromide transformation needs clarification. Experimental research into bromide-bromate conversion dependent on control parameters, including pulse repetition frequency, pH, Br<sup>−</sup> concentration, and presence of organics, was undertaken. Bromide transformed to bromate in acidic and circum-neutral media; transformation of bromate to bromide was also observed. Bromide was poorly oxidized in alkaline media. Oxidation of bromide was obstructed with oxalate. Formation of nitrate was noticeably decelerated by bromate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 103978"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142161735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yongqiang Kang, Jialin Zhang, Zhipeng Shi, Xuhong Pu, Shuaibing Li
{"title":"A new method for calculating the electric field distribution in particle-particle rotating systems","authors":"Yongqiang Kang, Jialin Zhang, Zhipeng Shi, Xuhong Pu, Shuaibing Li","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103967","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103967","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the applied electric field, the behavioral characteristic which occurs in particle-particle systems always are used in dielectric insulation, and nanomaterials regulation, among which is the key to correctly compute the electric field. Because the dipole model without fully considering the particle interactions so that has defects in computing in some cases. This study introduced the mutual-coupling dipole offset distance <em>τ</em> used to describe the degree of inter-particle interaction, the analytical expression of the mutual-coupling dipole moment under the two types of the electric field is obtained, respectively. An original model is established, and by comparison with the finite element method, it is found that even when <em>D</em> = 0.1<em>R</em> and <em>ε</em><sub>pp</sub>/<em>ε</em><sub>f</sub> = 25, the proposed model can describe the inter-particle interaction effectively, and its computational precision better than that of the classical model, which can realize the accurate computation of the electric field distribution around the particle-particle rotating system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 103967"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142117656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measure for intensity of electrostatic interaction between two disjoint sets of charged conductors","authors":"Filip Vučić","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103966","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103966","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Measure for intensity of electrostatic interaction between two disjoint sets of charged conductors is introduced, and it is called relative intensity of interaction (RII). Firstly, we examine properties and we found various forms and upper bounds for RII between charged conductors and neutral conductors. The most important derived expression for RII is in terms of Schur complement of original capacitance matrix and capacitance matrix of system without neutral conductors. RII between two disjoint sets <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> and <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> of arbitrarily charged conductors is bounded above by sum of RII’s between charged set <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> and neutral set <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>, and <em>vice versa</em>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 103966"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142007062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xavier Sidambarompoulé , Jean-Charles Laurentie , Thierry Paillat , Paul Leblanc , Olivier Guille , Petru Notingher
{"title":"Experimental validation of the use of thermal stimuli for space charge measurements in dielectric liquids: Application to electrical double layers","authors":"Xavier Sidambarompoulé , Jean-Charles Laurentie , Thierry Paillat , Paul Leblanc , Olivier Guille , Petru Notingher","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103965","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103965","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Electric charges in liquids are at the basis of numerous applications and may drive industrial hazards. The Thermal Step Method is applied to liquid/solid interfaces to validate the use of thermal stimuli techniques for space charge measurements in dielectric liquids. Experimental results obtained for different electrical double layers are presented and discussed. They show that thermal convection has no significant contribution to the signal compared to the response of the charges from the solid/liquid interface. The measured signals are in accordance with the classical theory of thermal methods in solids and are consistent with the behavior expected from numerical simulations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 103965"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141993898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance optimization of an air-assisted electrostatic spraying unit using response surface methodology","authors":"Swagatika Priyadarshini Mohanty, Hifjur Raheman","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103963","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103963","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An air-assisted electrostatic spraying unit along with a set-up to measure the spray current was developed. Response surface methodology was used to optimize the performance of the developed electrostatic spraying unit. The optimum parameters such as electrode diameter, electrode voltage, electrode position and target distance for maximizing charge-to-mass ratio (CMR) were determined to be 30 mm, 2000 V, 0 mm and 400 mm, respectively Predicted CMR under optimal conditions was experimentally validated. Furthermore, charged spray demonstrated 1.5 to 4.6 times higher droplet deposition with lower uniformity coefficient (2.13–2.14) and relative span factor (0.84–0.9) compared to uncharged spray.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 103963"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141942193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New electrostatic separator with rotating conveyor for the recovery of WEEE waste","authors":"Abdellah Walid Ait Yahia , Seddik Touhami , Amar Tilmatine , Wessim Aksa , Mohamed El-Mouloud Zelmat , Noureddine Zouzou","doi":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103955","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.elstat.2024.103955","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study presents a new electrostatic separation device for recovering high-purity metals and plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment. The device is constituted by a rotating plate conveyor, an air suction system, and a vibrating hopper. It utilizes electro-adhesion force to selectively attract metal particles onto the conveyor surface, while precisely calibrated suction air effectively collects plastic particles into a dedicated box. A key feature is the employment of a low-level AC high voltage, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and safety compared to conventional electrostatic methods. Experimental results demonstrate high performance, achieving recovery and purity rates of up to 100 % depending on applied voltage and airflow settings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54842,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electrostatics","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 103955"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141949950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}