The Search for Universal Features of Electrical Breakdown in Solids, Liquids and Gases
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation
- Vol. EI-17 (6) , 517-521
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tei.1982.298527
Abstract
This paper discusses the commonality of electrical breakdown phenomena in gases, liquids, and solids. It is shown experimentally that the change in density fluctuations occurring in the three phases is the strongest common influence in the development of electrical breakdown.Keywords
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