Positive corona inception in air at elevated temperatures

IEE Proceedings: Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-38

  Allen, N L ^a   Kong, J C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; IONS;

AIR DENSITY; ION SPACE-CHARGE FIELD; MEEK CRITERION; POSITIVE CORONA INCEPTION;

HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

EID: 33645653841     PISSN: 13502344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-smt:20045049     Document Type: Article

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