DocumentCode
1437929
Title
Breakdown phenomena in liquid helium
Author
Gerhold, J.
Author_Institution
Anstalt fuer Tieftemperaturforschung, Graz, Austria
Volume
24
Issue
2
fYear
1989
fDate
4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
155
Lastpage
166
Abstract
Scientific interest in the breakdown in liquid helium comes from its unique physical properties. Engineers also are interested because liquid helium is a fairly good basic insulation agent for superconducting devices. Results obtained by various laboratories are compared and discussed. Special emphasis is given to results from Central Europe, but other work has been considered also. Breakdown can be attributed to two different mechanisms, i.e. a high-stress and a low-stress mechanism. This is illustrated by several examples
Keywords
electric breakdown of liquids; liquid helium; breakdown phenomena; high stress mechanism; liquid He; low-stress mechanism; Chemicals; Cooling; Electric breakdown; Europe; Helium; Laboratories; Liquids; Stress; Superconducting cables; Superconducting devices;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9367
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/14.90264
Filename
90264
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