MadSci Network: Engineering |
There is no information because magnetic fields are non-ionizing. Any electrical current flowing through any wire sets up a magnetic field, and with AC power that field collapses and reverses 60 times a second. If a magnetic field causes ANY ionization, no one would need electrostatic air purifiers. Their house wiring would produce enough ionization to make their eyes water. And if mag fields caused ionization, that would rob power from transmission lines. The so-called "line losses" would increase and the cost of generating and transmitting electrical power would be much higher. A "high powered" electrostatic air purifier would produce ozone which is not the nicest chemical to have around. You can smell that stuff, but you wouldn't want to sniff it for long.
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