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The Structure of the Impulse Corona in a Rod/Plane Gap. II. The Negative Corona: Propagation and Streamer/Anode Interaction

Waters, Ronald, Allibone, T. E., Dring, D. and Allen, N. 1979. The Structure of the Impulse Corona in a Rod/Plane Gap. II. The Negative Corona: Propagation and Streamer/Anode Interaction. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 367 (1730) , p. 321. 10.1098/rspa.1979.0091

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Abstract

The electric fields due to negative impulse corona space charge in a 0.5 m rod/plane gap have been investigated with a rotating fluxmeter probe. Spatial development has also been studied by simultaneous photography. The results indicate that a total electric field of about 1.8 MV m-1 is required near the head of the streamer for propagation, and a simple model is proposed of the electric field distribution in the gap at various stages of development. Measurements of transfer charge, due to interaction of streamers with the plane, yield estimates of the free electron lifetime and the gas temperature in the streamer. Possible models of the charge distribution in streamers are considered, with their associated electric fields, and best agreement with the data is obtained when most of the space charge is assumed to be concentrated at the tip. Comparison is made with earlier work on positive coronas.

Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Schools: Engineering
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Publisher: The Royal Society Publishing
ISSN: 13645021
Last Modified: 03 Nov 2017 11:04
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/106139

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