Abstract
A preliminary investigation was conducted on electrostatic inkjet phenomena. High voltage was applied between an insulative capillary tube filled with ion-conductive water and a plate electrode. At the beginning of corona discharge, a Taylor cone was formed at the tip of the tube and the top of the cone was broken to form a very.small droplet that was dispersed like mist at wide angle due to the Coulomb repulsive force of charged mist. When the applied voltage was further increased, water droplet was formed periodically. The charge to mass ratio of the drop was measured and compared with the Rayleigh's and Vonnegut's limits. It was less than the Rayleigh's limit but agreed fairly well with the Vonnegut's limit.
