Liquid dielectrics in an electric field

STUDIES of pure liquid dielectrics under the influence of relatively intense electric fields reveal a phenomenon of mass transfer. Two variations of liquid displacement are possible. One is called cross-field displacement. It may be produced by partially immersing two rod-like electrodes in a liquid dielectric. The other is called co-field displacement. This type of mass transfer may be produced by immersing energized electrodes made of parallel screens in the dielectric liquid. Fig. 1 shows a simple cell for cross-field displacement.