• DocumentCode
    1553339
  • Title

    The use of MIL-PRF-87257 hydraulic fluid as a switching medium for a high-power microwave switch

  • Author

    Gunderson, Stephen L. ; Fultz, George W. ; Patton, Steven

  • Author_Institution
    Air Force Res. Lab., Univ. of Dayton Res. Inst., Dayton, OH, USA
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    28
  • Abstract
    The article investigates the use of synthetic polyalphaolefin-based MIL-PRF-87257 hydraulic fluid as a switching dielectric medium in gigawatt-class repetitive pulsed power applications.
  • Keywords
    electric breakdown; electric strength; high-pressure techniques; hydraulic fluids; microwave switches; polymer solutions; pulsed power switches; gigawatt-class repetitive pulsed power applications; high-power microwave switch; switching dielectric medium; synthetic polyalphaolefin-based MIL-PRF-87257 hydraulic fluid; Breakdown voltage; Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric liquids; Fluids; Hydraulic equipment; Power system reliability; Power system stability; Voltage measurement; breakdown voltage; dielectric strength; high-pressure microwave switch; hydraulic fluid; water content;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Insulation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0883-7554
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEI.2012.6232006
  • Filename
    6232006