Study on dielectric properties of oil/water random composites

Abstract

Considering the electric double layers between oil and water, a new “complex model” of dielectric constant of oil/water composites was built up. Starting from the Maxwell–Garnett theory and Bruggeman theory, the effective dielectric constant of oil/water random composites is presented. The nonlinearity of the theory is obvious. The model is especially suited to study the dielectric properties of oil/water composites of different nature. The model is also suited to study the dielectric properties of two-phase random composites with an interfacial shell. The theoretical results on dielectric properties of different kinds of oil/water composites are in good agreement with experimental data.