From: "Terrell W. Fritz"
Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 12:13:59 -0600
Subject: Re: [TSSP] streamer formation modeling
Hi Boris, At 04:43 AM 5/26/2001 -0700, you wrote: > >Hi Terry, > > > > >> At first, the streamer needs to break out or start >> ionization in the air. >> This usually occurs at a little defect or odd spot >> on the toroid where the >> field stress reaches around 30kV/cm (now refined to >> 26kV). Once there is >> ionization, heating effects seem to be really >> important in that the hot air >> forms a very conductive path outward into lower >> field stress regions. >---- >Do you refer to the "heat" present during hf >oscillating time ,or do you refer to so called >remanent heat-the decreasing heat left in arc path >between 2 succesive bangs? >What is more important for gradual prolonging of the >arc in your opinion (retorical question)? >--- > I think the remanent heat is most important for the streamer growth. The streamer needs to build upon the path the last streamer formed and maintained. Cheers, Terry
Maintainer Paul Nicholson, paul@abelian.demon.co.uk.