• DocumentCode
    1503122
  • Title

    Treeing effects in polyethylene

  • Author

    Kitchin, D. W. ; Pratt, O. S.

  • Author_Institution
    Simplex Wire & Cable Company, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Volume
    77
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1958
  • fDate
    3/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    218
  • Lastpage
    223
  • Abstract
    “Trees,” or microscopic channels extending partly or wholly through a wall of insulation, represent a characteristic form of latent damage. Results are given of studies made on this phase of dielectric breakdown in polyethylene.
  • Keywords
    Conductors; Electric breakdown; Heating; Insulation; Needles; Polyethylene; Stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1958.6445679
  • Filename
    6445679
    • Link To Document
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