Simulation of spark discharges in high-pressure air sustained by repetitive high-voltage nanosecond pulses

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Naidis, G V ^a  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-TRAIN; ANALYTICAL ESTIMATES; CURRENT PULSE; DISCHARGE DYNAMICS; DISCHARGE EVOLUTION; DISCHARGE PARAMETERS; HIGH VOLTAGE PULSE; HIGH-CURRENT PULSE; HIGH-VOLTAGES; NANOSECOND PULSE; QUASI-STATIONARY; SPARK BREAKDOWN; SPARK DISCHARGE;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEATING;

ELECTRIC SPARKS;

EID: 65249142503     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/23/234017     Document Type: Article

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