Raman Spectrosopy - A Technique to Assess the Residual Stress in Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Insulation Materials

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-13

  Ding, Hongzhi ^a   Varlow, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced insulation; Raman spectroscopy; Residual stress

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS; ELECTRIC INSULATION; EPOXY RESINS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TENSILE STRESS;

FIBER-REINFORCED INSULATION; PARTIAL DISCHARGE (PD);

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 1342329446     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2004.1266360     Document Type: Conference Paper

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