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SUBMITTER: Damak M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5993475 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Damak Maher M Varanasi Kripa K KK
Science advances 20180608 6
Fog collection can be a sustainable solution to water scarcity in many regions around the world. Most proposed collectors are meshes that rely on inertial collision for droplet capture and are inherently limited by aerodynamics. We propose a new approach in which we introduce electrical forces that can overcome aerodynamic drag forces. Using an ion emitter, we introduce a space charge into the fog to impart a net charge to the incoming fog droplets and direct them toward a collector using an imp ...[more]