摘要 |
Water stocked in a tank is fed to a capillary carrier, and by voltage applied between a release end at a front edge of the capillary carrier and an electrode opposed thereto, charged water microparticles are released from the release end. A cation exchanger for removing mineral components, such as Ca2+ and Mg2+, from water being transferred along the capillary carrier or in-tank water to be fed to the capillary carrier is provided, so that reaction of these ions with CO2 of air leading to crystallization as CaCO3, MgO, etc. at the release end of the capillary carrier is avoided to thereby ensure stable electrostatic atomization effect over a prolonged period of time.
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