Field-Induced Water Bridge Formation between Two Parallel Metallic Plates

3 Field-Induced Water Bridge Formation between Two Parallel Metallic Plates 

The energy required to condense a cylindrical liquid column of diameter V7, bridging the gap D between the metallic surfaces (Fig. 13.2), is the sum of the surface, condensation, van der Waals, and electrostatic contributions. From Eq. 13.3 it can be deduced that the surface energy change involve in the condensation of a 

Vm Ktiy 4 In the presence of a voltage, the electrostatic energy AUg associated with the polarization of the condensed liquid is given by 

---