Abstract:
Unsteady processes of current propagation and formation of charge structures in a low-conducting polar liquid in the electric field of a horizontal capacitor are considered. Free charges are assumed to form in the liquid only owing to unipolar injection from the anode, which arises if the field strength on the anode is greater than a threshold value. The charge distribution in time and space and the evolution of the density of the current through the capacitor and the field strength on the anode are analyzed. It is demonstrated that the time intervals between two charge injections in a variable field (injection periods) may vary depending on the external field period. The density of the current through the capacitor is obtained as a function of the frequency and amplitude of the external field.