Factors contributing to streamer morphology

R.E. Hebner1
1University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Tóm tắt

Recent work shows that the range of morphology of anode streamers in liquid dielectric breakdown is predicted when it is represented as stochastic growth of a branching fractal tree. This model may be analogous to the critical volume model of breakdown used in gases. Assuming there is a relationship, leads to a concept of how affecting the electron production and recombination rates in a fluid can affect streamer behavior. These concepts were tested by measuring the effect on streamer behavior due to adding a commercial antistatic additive to toluene. The results were consistent with the concepts of the model but insufficient to define the limits of the model's applicability.

Từ khóa

#Morphology #Anodes #Dielectric liquids #Dielectric breakdown #Stochastic processes #Fractals #Electric breakdown #Gases #Electrons #Production

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