Gaseous Dielectrics III. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Gaseous Dielectrics, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A., March 7–11, 1982

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Pergamon Titles of Related Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Page v, Loucas G. Christophorou
ELASTIC SCATTERING DATA FOR ELECTRONS IN ATTACHING GASES, Pages 1-6, J.A. Rees
PRESSURE-DEPENDENT ELECTRON ATTACHMENT RATES IN PERFLUOROALKANES AND PERFLUOROPROPYLENE (1-C3F6) AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE BREAKDOWN STRENGTH OF THESE GASES, Pages 7-22, L.G. Christophorou, S.R. Hunter, D.R. James, R.A. Mathis
MOBILITY AND RECOMBINATION OF IONS AND THE EFFECTIVE IONIZATION COEFFICIENT IN HEXAFLUORO-PROPENE (C3F6), Pages 23-33, Th. Aschwanden, H. Böttcher, D. Hansen, H. Jungblut, W.F. Schmidt
THE CONTROL OF BREAKDOWN AND RECOVERY IN GASES BY PULSED ELECTRON BEAMS, Pages 34-39, V.E. Schemer, R.J. Commisso, R.F. Fernsler, L. Miles, I.M. Vitkovitsky
ELECTRON ATTACHMENT IN FREON IN THE ABSENCE OF IONIZATION USING MIXTURES OF FREON AND INERT GASES, Pages 40-44, M.C. Siddagangappa, C.S. Lakshminarasimha, M.S. Naidu
AN ANALYTIC FORMULATION OF ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION FROM TRANSPORT COEFFICIENTS OF ELECTRON SWARM, Pages 45-51, J. Maurel, P. Bayle, M. Bayle, G. Forn
STREAMER-TO-SPARK TRANSITION IN SHORT POINT-TO-PLANE GAPS, Pages 53-59, R.S. Sigmond, M. Goldman
ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF STREAMER MECHANISM IN COMPRESSED GASES, Pages 60-67, W. Pfeiffer, A. Leitl
CORONA STABILIZATION IN SF6/N2 MIXTURES UNDER IMPULSE CONDITIONS, Pages 68-76, J.K. Nelson, P.A. Chatterton, N.H. Blomquist
CORONA AND BREAKDOWN IN COAXIAL-ELECTRODE GEOMETRY IN SF6 AND SF6/N2 MIXTURES, Pages 77-85, C. Korasli, O. Farish
A STUDY OF PREBREAKDOWN PROCESSES INFLUENCING THE VOLT-TIME CHARACTERISTICS OF GASEOUS INSULATION, Pages 86-91, B.H. Crichton, N.N.A. Karim, D.T.A. Blair
MASS SPECTROMETRY OF LOW ENERGY IONS EXTRACTED FROM MEDIUM PRESSURE AIR CORONAS, Pages 92-96, R.S. Sigmond
DC AND PULSE COMPONENTS OF POSITIVE CORONA CURRENT FROM TWO INTERACTING NEEDLES IN AIR, Pages 97-101, M. Abdel-Salam, A. Abdel Fattah, M.M. Saied, M. Tharwat-EL-Mohandes
NON-UNIFORM FIELD BREAKDOWN: ENGINEERING MODELS, Pages 103-118, D.F. Oakeshott, R.T. Waters
DIELECTRIC STRENGTH OF ELECTRONEGATIVE GASES IN NON-UNIFORM FIELD: ROLE OF THE VIBRATIONAL EXCITATION, Pages 119-127, F. Bastien, E. Marode
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE OF DC BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE AND CURRENT FOR SF6 IN THE INHOMOGENEOUS FIELD, Pages 128-135, Antonios E. Vlastós
DIELECTRIC STRENGTH OF SF6 IN DIVERGENT FIELD CONFIGURATION, Pages 136-140, A.F. Rohlfs, W.N. Kennedy
SPARKING POTENTIALS CALCULATED FROM THE ELECTRON - MOLECULE COLLISION PROPERTIES OF GASES, Pages 141-145, G.R. Govinda Raju, R. Hackam
SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF LOW PRESSURE FLUORINE-CONTAINING GAS DISCHARGE, Pages 146-150, H. Matsuzawa, S. Suganomata
TERNARY GAS DIELECTRICS, Pages 151-165, D.R. James, I. Sauers, R.Y. Pai, A. Fatheddin, L.G. Christophorou, M.O. Pace
HIGH DIELECTRIC STRENGTH GAS MIXTURES COMPRISING SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE AND OCTAFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE, Pages 166-173, Y. Qiu, E. Kuffel
HOMOGENEOUS FIELD BREAKDOWN STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME DIELECTRIC GASES, Pages 174-182, G. Biasiutti
IMPULSE BREAKDOWN IN SF6, SF6/N2 AND SF6/N2/PERFLUOROCARBON MIXTURES, Pages 183-190, A. Fatheddin, M.O. Pace, L.G. Christophorou, R.Y. Pai
A UNIFIED APPROACH FOR CALCULATION OF BREAKDOWN VOLTAGES OF MIXTURES OF ELECTRON-ATTACHING GASES, Pages 191-197, R.S. Nema, S.V. Kulkarni, Ekram Husain
PRACTICAL PROBLEMS OF IMPULSE BREAKDOWN REQUIRING A PHYSICAL APPROACH, Pages 199-209, G. Carrara, F. Gallucci, S. Manganaro, A. Pigini
CRITICAL AVALANCHE SIZE FOR IMPULSE BREAKDOWN IN QUASI-UNIFORM FIELD SF6 GAPS, Pages 210-218, Claire Vincent, N. Giao Trinh
TIME LAGS IN SF6 UNDER IMPULSE CONDITIONS, Pages 219-228, G. Berger, P. Gayet, B. Hutzler, J. Jouaire, B. Senouci
PARAMETERS INFLUENCING THE SWITCHING SURGE STRENGTH OF TRANSMISSION LINE AIR INSULATION, Pages 229-236, I.L. Krómer
AIR INSULATION BEHAVIOUR UNDER OSCILLATING IMPULSES, Pages 237-241, G. Baldo, G. Pesavento
POSITIVE SWITCHING IMPULSE BREAKDOWN OF SPHERE-PLANE GAPS IN DRY AND MOIST AIR, Pages 242-243, A.J. Davies, J. Dutton, O. Selim, R.T. Waters
COMMENTS ON THE CARRARA-THIONE BREAKDOWN MODEL OF LONG AIR GAP DURING POSITIVE SWITCHING SURGES, Pages 244-249, Y.T. Tong, Y.C. Chen, I.C. Chan, Y.L. Lou
FORMATIVE TIME LAG IN SF6 AND N2, Pages 251-258, W. Pfeiffer, P. Völker
VOLTAGE-TIME CHARACTERISTICS OF BREAKDOWN IN SF6, Pages 259-266, S.J. Dale, L.B. Wagenaar
THE STATISTICAL TIME-LAG TO SPARK BREAKDOWN IN HIGH PRESSURE SF6, Pages 267-275, I.C. Somerville, D.J. Tedford
STATISTICAL VOLTAGE-TIME CURVES OF AN SF6-INSULATED COAXIAL-CYLINDER GAP, Pages 276-284, M. ETEIBA, F.A.M. RIZK
VOLTAGE-TIME CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICLE-INITIATED BREAKDOWN IN SF6 GAS, Pages 285-292, M. Ishikawa, T. Hattori, M. Honda, H. Aoyagi, K. Terasaka
THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICULATE MATTER ON THE BREAKDOWN OF LARGE SPHERE-GAPS, Pages 293-299, T.E. Allibone, J.C. Saunderson
ULTRASONIC DETECTION OF PARTICLE MOVEMENT AND PARTIAL DISCHARGES IN GAS INSULATED APPARATUS, Pages 300-306, L. Lundgaard, R. Hegerberg, J. Kulsetås, A. Rein
FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR IMPROVING GAS INSULATION BY COATING CONTAMINATING PARTICLES, Pages 307-314, M.O. Pace, J.L. Adcock, L.C. Frees, L.G. Christophorou
IMPULSE BREAKDOWN OF SF6/N2 INSULATION. INFLUENCE OF ELECTRODE COVERING. POLARITY EFFECTS, Pages 315-321, A. Rein, J. Kulsetås
DETERIORATION OF EPOXY MOLD INSULATIONS DUE TO VOLTAGE ENDURANCE, Pages 322-326, M. Honda, H. Aoyagi, M. Koya, N. Kobayashi, S. Menju
INFLUENCE OF THE NATURE OF ELECTRODE MATERIAL ON THE PRODUCTION OF CORROSIVE SPECIES IN A CORONA DISCHARGE, Pages 327-331, M. Goldman, M. Lécuiller, M. Palierne
THE NEGATIVE POLARITY D.C. BREAKDOWN OF ROD/PLANE GAPS UP TO 1 MV, AS AFFECTED BY PROTRUSIONS FROM THE PLANE, Pages 332-336, T.E. Allibone, J.C. Saunderson
SURFACE FLASHOVER OF GAS/SOLID INTERFACES, Pages 337-348, Chathan M. Cooke
PREDISCHARGE CURRENT MEASUREMENTS AND OPTICAL SURFACE FIELD MEASUREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH INSULATOR SURFACE FLASHOVER, Pages 349-355, R. Lee, H. Rhinehart, J.E. Thompson, T.S. Sudarshan
DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE CHARGES ON EPOXY RESIN SPACERS STRESSED WITH DIRECT APPLIED VOLTAGES, Pages 356-364, A. Knecht
CHARGE ACCUMULATION ON SPACER SURFACE AT DC STRESS IN COMPRESSED SF6 GAS, Pages 365-373, K. Nakanishi, A. Yoshioka, Y. Shibuya, T. Nitta
ELECTROSTATIC FIELD EVALUATION BY THE ELECTROLYTIC TANK METHOD, Pages 374-378, T.S. Sudarshan, G.R. Nagabhushana, J.E. Thompson, K. Salisbury, L.R. Park
SURFACE DISCHARGE IN SF6, Pages 379-385, L. Niemeyer, F. Pinnekamp
STUDIES OF SPARK DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS OF SF6 AND SF6/PERFLUOROCARBON MIXTURES, Pages 387-401, I. Sauers, H.W. Ellis, L.C. Frees, L.G. Christophorou
CORONA-INDUCED DECOMPOSITION OF SF6, Pages 402-409, R.J. Van Brunt, D.A. Leep
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF SF6 AND SF6-AIR MIXTURES IN SUBSTATION ENVIRONMENTS, Pages 410-419, F.Y. Chu, R.E. Massey
IN VITRO TOXICITY SCREENING OF DIELECTRIC GASES USING MAMMALIAN CELLS, Pages 420-426, G.D. Griffin, B.A. Owen, C.E. Easterly, P.J. Walsh
ON THE APPLICATION OF SHORT TERM BIOTESTS TO HEALTH RISK ANALYSIS OF FLUORINATED COMPOUNDS, Pages 427-432, C.S. Dudney, P.J. Walsh, B.A. Owen
STUDY ON METAL FLUORIDE PRODUCTS FORMATION CAUSED BY THE ELECTRIC ARC IN SF6, Pages 433-438, J. Lampe, H. Latour-Słowikowska, J. Słowikowski
A WIDEBAND DIGITAL CORRELATOR FOR PARTIAL DISCHARGE LOCATION IN GIS, Pages 439-448, S.A. Boggs, N. Fujimoto, G.C. Stone
REMOTELY CONTROLLED SWITCHING OF HV SPARK GAPS WITH APPLICATION TO IMPULSE-SUPERIMPOSED AC TESTING, Pages 449-455, H. Anis, K.D. Srivastava
FAST TRANSIENT OVERVOLTAGES IN GIS CAUSED BY THE OPERATION OF ISOLATORS, Pages 456-465, Toshiaki Yoshizumi, Setsuyuki Matsuda, Tohei Nitta
SELECTION OF H.V. TESTS OF SF6 INSULATED SYSTEMS FROM A PHYSICAL AND TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT, Pages 466-473, W. Hauschild, H. Jahn, W. Mosch, E. Lemke, J. Speck
EXPERIENCES IN MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF GAS INSULATED EQUIPMENT IN THE FIELD AND THEIR FEEDBACK TO THE DESIGN AND THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, Pages 475-483, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Toshio Tanabe, Sakae Sasamoto, Tohei Nitta
EFFECT OF RESTRIKING SPARK ON DIELECTRIC STRENGTH TO GROUND IN A MODEL GAS INSULATED DISCONNECTING SWITCH, Pages 484-491, H. Fujinami, T. Takuma, Y. Aoshima
77kV NEW TYPE ALL-IN-ONE SF6 GAS-INSULATED SWITCHGEAR, Pages 492-499, Y. Harumoto, S. Kusumoto, H. Sugiyama
TRANSIENT BREAKDOWN IN SF6 GAS-IMPREGNATED POLYMER FILM STRUCTURES, Pages 500-508, C.W. Reed, J.M. Atkins, H.M. Schneider
DEW POINTS OF SF6/N2 GAS MIXTURES, Pages 509-516, K.B. Miners, M.J. Mastroianni, P.N. Sheldon, D.P. Wilson
PARTIAL DISCHARGE AND BREAKDOWN STUDIES IN MODEL GAS TRANSFORMER WINDINGS, Pages 517-521, J.M. Atkins, M.W. DeVre, C.W. Reed, W.N. Kennedy
EFFECT OF GROUNDED ENCLOSURE ON THE FIELD DISTRIBUTION OF ROD-PLANE GAPS, Pages 522-526, Y. Safar, N.H. Malik, A.H. Qureshi, P.H. Alexander
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SF6 GAS-PRESSURIZED LAPPED-POLYPROPYLENE CABLE FOR EHV TRANSMISSION LINE, Pages 527-532, Y. Asada, K. Inaoka, M. Hirose
SF6 THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES: ENGINEERING APPROACH, Pages 533-543, I.M. Bortnik
FORUM I - GAS-INSULATED EQUIPMENT, Pages 545-551, A.H. Cookson (Chairman), S.A. Boggs, B.F. Hampton, D. Miller, A. Rein, R.W. Samm, T. Takuma, J. Vigreux
FORUM II - REQUIREMENTS FOR INSULATING GASES, Pages 552-559, M.O. Pace (Chairman), T. Aschwanden, K.B. Baucom, O. Farish, M. Honda, W. Pfeiffer, R.E. Wootton
APPENDIX - SUMMARIES OF SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION MEETINGS, Pages 561-567
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, Pages 569-575
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PARTICIPANTS, Pages 577-581
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 583-584