A deterministic model for the growth of non-conducting electrical tree structures

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-141

  Dodd, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ANNEALING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROSTATICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EPOXY RESINS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POLYETHYLENES; QUENCHING;

ELECTRICAL TREE STRUCTURES; ELECTRICAL TREEING;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 0037458078     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/2/309     Document Type: Article

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