Mechanical and Electrical Phenomena of Droplets under the Influence of Strong Electric Fields (C05)

• Subject Area: Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering
• Term: from 2010 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 84292822

The TP-C5 investigates the impact of electric fields on the mechanical and electrical behavior of sessile water droplets under several ambient conditions experimentally. Besides the investigation of the ageing mechanisms including the droplet movement as well as the inception field strength of partial discharges for ambient conditions, the nucleation of supercooled water droplets and their interaction with a solid wall are investigated. The research shall enhance the knowledge of the ageing mechanisms as well as the understanding of the occurring phenomena.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 75: Droplet Dynamics Under Extreme Ambient Conditions
• Applicant Institution: Universität Stuttgart
• Co-Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Project Head: Professor Dr.-Ing. Volker Hinrichsen