Parametric performance of a transient streaming electrification model

Recent experimental and field studies of streaming electrification have shown that transient phenomena can be of paramount importance in the distribution and accumulation of charge. Unlike most previous steady-state analyses, the development of a transient model has permitted some of the complex interactions to be isolated and understood. The results of exercising this model here have clarified the dependency on operational, geometric, and chemical parameters, and provide significant insight into the physical and chemical behavior which underlies the electrification process.