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Science 17 December 1971:
Vol. 174. no. 4015, pp. 1232 - 1233
DOI: 10.1126/science.174.4015.1232
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Dielectric Siphons

Thomas B. Jones 1, Michael P. Perry 2, and James R. Melcher 3

1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80521
2 Inforex, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
3 Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139

The normally weak polarization force density, exerted on insulating dielectric liquids by a nonuniform electric field, is enhanced if high pressures are used. The result is a new class of orientation and guiding structures for liquids: electric "walls" contain the liquid. The dielectric siphon is an example of such a system. A simple laminar flow model for the device successfully describes the operation of the siphon.

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