DocumentCode
918443
Title
Breakdown in nonuniform fields
Author
Waters, R.T.
Author_Institution
University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, Cardiff, UK
Volume
128
Issue
4
fYear
1981
fDate
5/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
319
Lastpage
328
Abstract
The paper presents a review of recent studies in the field of air breakdown. Coverage is given both to technological aspects of UHV systems and to the physics of spark breakdown, reflecting current interest in sparkover voltages, spark leader growth and space-charge effects.
Keywords
electric breakdown of gases; spark gaps; UHV systems; air breakdown; gas breakdown; gas discharge; nonuniform fields; space-charge effects; spark breakdown; spark leader growth; sparkover voltages;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education - Reviews, IEE Proceedings A
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0143-702X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-a-1:19810047
Filename
4645047
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