Re: Liquid Capacitor

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• Subject: Re: Liquid Capacitor
• From: "Adam" <adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:07:11 -0700
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>>> Original Poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov>
>>> 
>>>> Original Poster: "Christopher Boden" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>>>> 
>>>> What are all the conducting liquids with a lower density than Quaker
>>>> State Synthetic Oil that conduct better than or equal to saltwater?
>>> 
>>> You are aware that you can get oil that is denser than water?
>>> Why not use mercury on the bottom, then dense oil, then salt water (I
>>> like CuSO4) on top..

I think this is all moot.  With liquid conductors and a liquid dielectric,
there would be nothing to keep the "plates" apart from each other
physically, once oppositely charged.  IMHO, this all-liquid cap thing is a
poorly conceived idea.

-Adam
adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net

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