The book explains, in engineering rather than mathematical terms, the application of electrostatic principles for designing practical devices. Each chapter concentrates on a single electrostatic concept with applications to a particular device. Now in its third printing, the text is organized by the scale of electrostatic effect. Part One deals with the electrostatic fields in a uniform linear medium. Part Two introduces particles moving in the field. Part Three allows for a complex continuum. Part Four describes interactions between electrostatic devices and external circuits using terminal relations. In addition to providing a unified and comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals and applications of electrostatics, the author offers numerous examples, including copy machines, smoke detectors, high-speed printers, and the electrofusion of living cells. The epilogue provides more applications in various industries, plus bibliographies and review articles.
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This reprint of the 1986 and 1991 edition is the most widely used textbook on electrostatics available today. Based on the author's course at the University of Illinois. Detailed explanations of concepts, applications to numerous practical applications, problem sets, and a survey of dozens of application areas ranging from electronics to medicine. Every principle and technique is illustrated by an example drawn from current practice in commercial or laboratory work.
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Ignorance of electrostatics might have been acceptable when radiation and antennas were the overriding concerns in applied electromagnetism, but today there are large industries depending on a clear understanding of electrostatics for developing practical devices. Although this book grew out of an upper-level university course, it should be helpful for practicing engineers and scientists. To facilitate the needs of specialists who cannot work through the entire book, the epilogue serves as a guide to selected industries, sciences, and technologies using electrostatics.
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Biggest little book on Electrostatics,
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Applied Electrostatics (Paperback)
This book is a great introduction to electrostatics. This book has a comprehensive overview of many practical electrostatic problems, theories, and everyday applications. It was a great read (first time I've ever said that about a text book).I find myself reaching for this book to look up equations, and or applications rather than my bigger, thicker, more "comprehensive", more expensive text books. This text is simple enough to understand that students with pre-calculus math background can understand it, yet it provides enough detail that graduate level Electrical Engineering students use it as a reference. This book is a great addition to any Electrical or Mechanical Engineer's library.
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There really are not many applied electrostatics books out there, so your choices are limited. Among those limited choices, this is a good one.Most notable is that this book really does stay true to the "Applied" in the title. This book has example after example of actual machines and processes that use electrostatics. From air filters to ink jet printers, actually seeing real world cases (with diagrams and photos) was very helpful for me. It is clear that the author has a huge amount of experience and offers much helpful guidance beyond the standard formulas. If you are into electrostatics and are looking to supplement your dry textbook, then I'd recommend this book.
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