Design, modeling, and verification of a high-pressure liquid dielectric switch for directed energy applications

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1790-1798

  Leckbee, Joshua J ^a   Curry, Randy D ^a   McDonald, Kenneth F ^a   Cravey, W Ray ^b   Anderson, Glenn ^c   Heidger, Susan ^d  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Alpha Omega Power Technologies   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; ELECTRODES; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PULSE CIRCUITS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

DIELECTRIC SWITCH; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH; LIQUID DIELECTRIC; MEGAWATT SWITCH; REP-RATE SWITCH;

ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS;

EID: 8144221576     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.835955     Document Type: Article

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