University of San Jose-Recolletos

Van De Graaff Generator

Group Project






OLIVER GARCIA
LOURD SPAIN LAPIZ
CHRISTIAN JAMES MORALES
PAOLO VELASCO


POWER SOURCE:
WE USED 150V AA BATTERY FOR OUR VAN DE GRAAFF
GENERATOR AS POWER SOURCE WHICH IS APPROPRIATE FOR OUR
150V POWERED MOTOR.

SCIENCE BEHIND VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR AND HOW
IT WORKS.
OVERVIEW

VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR USES SOME CHARGED MATERIALS
SUCH AS RUBBER, NYLON AND VINYL. IT USES FRICTION FROM THE
RUBBER AND ROLLERS IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CHARGES AROUD THE
GENRETOR. OUR VAN DE GRAAF GENERATOR USES NYLON AND VINYL
ROLLERS AND RUBBER BELT.
HOW IT WORKS
DUE TO THE SPINNING OF BOTH ROLLERS, CHARGES
MOVE, IT EITHER ATTRACTIVE OR REPOLSIVE. THE TRANSFFER
OF CHARGES FROM THE ROLLERS TO THE BELT AND VISE VERSA
IS FROM TRIBOELCTRIC EFFECT.
TRIBOELECTRIC EFFECT
The triboelectric effect is a type of contact electrification in which certain materials become
electrically charged after they come into frictive contact with a different material

DUE TO TRIBOELECTRIC EFFECT THE ROLLER
BECOMES NEGATIVELY CHARGED AND THE BELT
BECOMES POSITIVELY CHARGED.




SINCE THE BELT IS POSITVELY CHARGED FROM THE
BOTTOM ROLLER, OUR TOP ROLLER WHICH MADE
FROM POSITIVELY CHARED MATERIAL WILL REPEL
OUT POSITE CHARGES FROM THE BELT BUT ITS
NEGATIVE CHARGES ATTRACTS TO THE BELT



SINCE BOTH BELT AND ROLLER ARE POSITIVELY
CHARGED, THIS TIME THE ELECTRONS FROM THE
BRUSH WILL ATTRACT TO THE BELT AND THE
PROTONS IN THE BRUSH WILL FLOW DUE TO THE
REPOLSIVE FORCE FROM THE BELT.


WHEN THE PROTONS FLOW FROM THE BRUSH, IT
WILL TRAVEL TO THE DOME WHICH EILL MAKE TH
VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR DOME MORE LIKELY
TO BE POSITIVELY CHARGED.



WHY OUR HAIR REACT REACTS TO VAN DE GRAAFF
GENERATOR AND HOW.

DURING THE PROCCESS, THE DOME BECOMES POSITIVELY CHARGED.
WHEN HUMAN HANDS(WHICH IS POSITVELY CHARGED) CREATES CONTACT TO IT
THE FLOW OF CHARGES EXTENDS TO EVERY PART OF THE HUMAN BODY.
HAIR WHICH IS POSITIVELY CHARGED, WILL REPEL TO THE PROTONS THE
DOME IS SENDING. THIS IS THE REASON WHY OUR HAIR STANDS WHEN WE
CREATE CONTACT WITH THE VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR