Modeling streamers in transformer oil: The transitional fast 3rd mode streamer

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 573-578

  Hwang, J George ^a   Zahn, Markus ^a   Pettersson, Leif A A ^b   Hjortstam, Olof ^b   Liu, Rongsheng ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; AROMATIC MOLECULES; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; HYDROCARBON MOLECULES; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; IONIZATION ENERGIES; MOLECULAR IONIZATION; NUMBER DENSITY; SPACE CHARGES; STREAMER MODES; TRANSFORMER OIL;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; INSULATING OIL; IONIZATION; MOLECULES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 71049176618     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICPADM.2009.5252362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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