Title :
The Meek theory and its fundamental limitations
Author :
Zahraee, Hossein H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Isfahan Univ. of Technol., Iran
Abstract :
The streamer of the spark discharge was proposed in 1940 by J.M. Meek for positive streamers. On the basis of detailed theoretical studies, the author has found that Meek´s theory suffers from serious weaknesses in its basic concepts. It is claimed that the criterion for the onset of a streamer proposed by Meek is not a reliable criterion for the transition
Keywords :
discharges (electric); electrostatics; sparks; Meek theory; onset; positive streamers; spark discharge; transition; Air gaps; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Avalanche breakdown; Computer science; Conductivity; Electron mobility; Equations; Pollution measurement; Sparks;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1462-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1993.299060
