On the equilibrium shape of a charged drop moving in a medium in an electric field

摘要

Is shown, that the drop of a fluid in a laminar stream of an ideal incompressible fluid is deformed to an oblate spheroid with a symmetry axis oriented on a stream. If there is also homogeneous electric field a drop is deformed to a prolate spheroid, the competition of actions takes place. The presence on a drop of electric charge is increased a degree of deformation.