“…The effect of a static electric field is of great interest in many applications, including mass and heat transfer (Bologa et al, 1985;Eckert et al, 1996), particle manipulation (Liu et al, 2008), coating (Mugele and Baret, 2005), and drying (Ahmedou and Rouaud, 2009). The effect of a static electric field is of great interest in many applications, including mass and heat transfer (Bologa et al, 1985;Eckert et al, 1996), particle manipulation (Liu et al, 2008), coating (Mugele and Baret, 2005), and drying (Ahmedou and Rouaud, 2009).…”