Water Treeing in Polyethylene Cables

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 989-1028

  Steennis, E F ^a   Kreuger, F H ^b  

^a KEMA   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS--CROSSLINKING; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS--PLASTICS; STRESSES; WATER;

DICUMYL PEROXIDE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY; POLYETHYLENE EXTRUDED CABLES; STRESS CRACKING;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0025495834     PISSN: 00189367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/14.59869     Document Type: Article

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