ABSTRACT
Weanalyzethecaseofadownwardsjetissuingfromacircularnozzlecoaxialwithacylindricalelectrode.Hypothesisconsideredare:thesurfaceoftheliquidjetisanelectrical equipotential;themagneticeffectscanbedisregarded;thejetisinviscid,incompressibleandisothermalandthereisnomasstransferbetweenthejetandthesurrounding atmosphere.