LIVE APPARATUSRUNNING

01 / EQUIPMENT VIEW•FREE ORBIT

01 · INDUCTOR ACross-connected collar

02 · INDUCTOR BCross-connected collar

03 · DISCHARGE GAPAdjustable breakdown

COLLECTOR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE

0.04kV

CHARGING PROGRESS8.7 kV THRESHOLD

✥DRAG TO ORBIT/SCROLL TO ZOOM/DOUBLE-CLICK RESET

COLLECTOR A+

+0.02 kV

Induced potential

COLLECTOR B−

−0.02 kV

Opposing charge

SPARK EVENTS↯

0 arcs

Peak energy: 0.00 mJ

SIMULATION TIME◷

00:00

6× temporal acceleration

OSCILLOSCOPE / CHANNEL 01Potential difference over time

ΔV BREAKDOWN

LABORATORY CONTROL / 001

Instrument console.

Explore the positive feedback that separates charge using two falling water streams.

01 EXPERIMENT PROFILES

02 PRIMARY CONTROLS

Water flow per stream34 drops/s Relative humidity surface leakage28% Electrode gap air breakdown3.1 mm Induction coupling droplet charge0.145 Collector capacitance29 pF

Advanced physics parameters +

Droplet radius0.82 mmCollector misalignment0%Time acceleration6×

Cross-connected ringsEnable regenerative induction

Water supplyStart or interrupt flow

03 EXPERIMENT ACTIONS

04 INSTRUMENT TELEMETRY

LEAKAGE TIME CONSTANT—

DROP CHARGE LIMIT—

DROPLETS IN FLIGHT—

FLOW POWER (IDEALISED)—

LAST SPARK ENERGY—

RECEIVED WATER—

SCIENTIFIC MODELLING NOTE

Educational lumped-charge approximation. Air breakdown, induction coefficient and leakage are simplified; not for high-voltage design or safety calculations.