Title :
Condensation of Mercury in Mercury-Arc Tubes
Author :
Slepian, Joseph ; Brubaker, W.M.
Author_Institution :
Associate director of research of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
fDate :
7/1/1940 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is found experimentally that the efficiency of condensation of mercury vapor on cold metal surfaces is quite low. The condensing efficiency of steel surfaces is increased several fold by positive-ion bombardment of the surface. Nickel surfaces condense mercury vapor several times as efficiently as steel. The operation of a high-voltage ignitron rectifier was greatly improved by positive-ion bombardment of the condensing surfaces.
Keywords :
Anodes; Electrodes; Glass; Nickel; Rectifiers; Reflection; Steel; Surface contamination; Temperature; Water heating;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/T-AIEE.1940.5058149
