From: Marco Denicolai
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 08:38:28 +0300
Subject: Re: [TSSP] Some Considerations
Hi Malcolm, Malcolm Watts wrote: > No formal analysis to my knowledge has ever said anything about > TC streamer length dependence on breakrate. In fact it has been > completely ignored in some rather prominent previous analyses which > suggests that the authors of those analyses weren't even aware of how > their coils were operating. Some give a set figure of x kV/inch, > others state bluntly that y feet = 1MV. Some coilers experience > recognize that there is a power dependence without separating the > various factors which might be causal. For example, increasing Ep > with the same topload increases initial Vtop but also causes an > increase in repetitive power. Others (myself included) have noted > that putting a much larger topload on a coil but keeping Ep and BPS > constant have resulted in brighter and longer streamers despite a > drop in Vtop. What you wrote above are exactly the reasons why I would like to investigate on streamer growth. Sadly I won't get to do that right now, but maybe next winter. Best Regards -- _____________________________________________________________ Marco Denicolai Senior Design Engineer Tellabs Oy tel: +358 9 4131 2769 DSL Products mobile: +358 50 353 9468 Sinikalliontie 7 fax: +358 9 4131 2410 02630 Espoo FINLAND email: marco.denicolai@tellabs.com _____________________________________________________________
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