A new electrode unit for operating in liquids with high specific conductivity

Author

Vovk, I.T. ; Dubovenko, K.V.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Pulse Res. & Eng., Mykolayiv, Ukraine

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

June 29 1997-July 2 1997

Firstpage

559

Abstract

Breakdown in water with high electric conductivity has been investigated with the use of an electrode unit which allows formation of layers of low specific conductivity water around the high-potential electrode point. The influence of the layer parameters on the electric field strength distribution and breakdown development has been studied with numerical simulation and experimental methods of oscillography and optical registration. The electric field strength increase and reduction of the breakdown time is shown to be obtained in the electrode unit proposed.

Keywords

electric breakdown; electric fields; electrical conductivity; electrodes; oscillographs; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; water; breakdown development; breakdown time reduction; electric field strength; electric field strength distribution; electrode unit; high electric conductivity; high specific conductivity; high-potential electrode point; layer parameters influence; low specific conductivity water; numerical simulation; optical registration; oscillography; Breakdown voltage; Cathodes; Conductivity; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Energy loss; Liquids; Numerical simulation; Plasmas; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 1997. Digest of Technical Papers. 1997 11th IEEE International

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4213-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.1997.679397

Filename

679397