The effect of high pressure on prebreakdown phenomena in n-hexane

Author

Yamashita, H. ; Kawai, H. ; Stricklett, K.L. ; Kelley, E.F.

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

10-14 Sep 1990

Firstpage

404

Lastpage

409

Abstract

The effect of pressure on initiation of prebreakdown streamers in n-hexane in a nonuniform field is investigated. Using a high-magnification (100×) high-resolution (1 μm) optical system and a high-speed camera, the initial growth of low-density streamers propagating from a needle cathode is examined at pressures ranging from 0.1 to 1.1 MPa. The initial streamer is a single filament which grows to approximately 4 μm in diameter and 8 μm in length before the appearance of a dense bushy structure at its tip. Oscillatory behavior of the initial streamer is observed in which the diameter of the initial streamer expands and contracts as the streamer grows. The pressure dependence of the streamer initiation voltage is shown

Keywords

discharges (electric); electric breakdown of liquids; high-speed optical techniques; 0.1 to 1.1 MPa; dense bushy structure; high pressure; high-speed camera; initiation voltage; n-hexane; needle cathode; optical system; prebreakdown phenomena; streamers; Cameras; Cathodes; Electrodes; Needles; Optical filters; Optical microscopy; Optical sensors; Streaming media; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Conduction and Breakdown in Dielectric Liquids, 1990. ICDL 1990. Conference Record., 10th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Grenoble

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICDL.1990.202933

Filename

202933