The process adds electrostatic charges to the particles, which makes them clump together.
Physicist Vernon Rossow likens a tornado to the rotor of an electrostatic motor, which turns as it transfers electric charges between a positive and a negative electrode.
APECO tried to do the same, but its first electrostatic machines were plagued by costly production defects.
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George Van Tassel in San Jose Mercury News Van Tassel described the Integratron as a "machine, a high-voltage electrostatic generator that would supply a broad range of frequencies to recharge the cell structure."
Richard Thalheimer in Business Wire (press release) Ionic Breeze Silent Air Purifiers have always met US government safety standards for ultra-low ozone by-product in electrostatic air cleaners as well as US standards for indoor medical devices,said Richard Thalheimer, founder, chairman and...
Walter Isaacson in CBS News What it does is each one of these layden jars collects a bit of electricity,says Isaacson of the first battery. "They get it from the electrostatic machine and they sort of tie them all together and soon you have a very big charge."