Gaseous Dielectrics V. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Gaseous Dielectrics, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A., May 3–7, 1987

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Pergamon Titles of Related Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Page v, L.G. Christophorou
EXCITATION AND IONIZATION COEFFICIENTS, Pages 1-9, A.V. Phelps
LASER-ENHANCED ELECTRON ATTACHMENT AND ITS POSSIBLE APPLICATION FOR OPTICAL SWITCHING, Pages 10-17, L.A. Pinnaduwage, L.G. Christophorou, S.R. Hunter
GALVANOOPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF PHOTODETACHMENT FROM NEGATIVE ION SWARMS IN OXYGEN, Pages 18-26, T.H. Teich, E.C.A. Morris
ELECTRON COLLISION CROSS SECTIONS FOR C2F6 and N2O, Pages 27-33, M. Hayashi, A. Niwa
A MACROSCOPIC MODEL OF ELECTRON SWARM MOTION IN NON-EQUILIBRIUM REGIONS, Pages 34-39, J.P. Boeuf, A.J. Davies, J.G. Evans, E. Marode, P. Segur
Non-Equilibrium Description of Electrons in a Gas Influenced by Space-time Varying Electric Fields, Pages 40-46, E.E. Kunhardt, J. Wu, B. Penetrante
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT ELECTRON TRANSPORT AND RATE COEFFICIENT STUDIES FOR e-BEAM-SUSTAINED DIFFUSE GAS DISCHARGE SWITCHING, Pages 47-54, J.G. Carter, S.R. Hunter, L.G. Christophorou
TIME DEPENDENT CONDUCTIVITY STUDIES OF ELECTRON THERMALISATION IN SIMPLE GASES, Pages 55-60, R. Cooper, H. Rodrigo, I. Porter
BREAKDOWN MECHANISMS IN ELECTRONEGATIVE GASES, Pages 61-80, I. Gallimberti
PREDISCHARGE DEVELOPMENT IN N2 AND SF6 AT HIGH GAS PRESSURE, Pages 81-87, B. LIEBEROTH-LEDEN, W. PFEIFFER
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE UNIFORM FIELD BREAKDOWN STRENGTH OF ELECTRONEGATIVE GASES, Pages 88-97, L.G. Christophorou, R.A. Mathis, S.R. Hunter, J.G. Carter
THE INFLUENCE OF THERMAL IONIZATION ON ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN, Pages 98-103, A.M. Howatson
CONTRIBUTION TO A UNIFIED THEORY OF THE LEADER PROCESSES, Pages 104-117, M.M. Kekez
MECHANISM OF A SHORT GAP BREAKDOWN, Pages 118-125, J.P. Novak, R. Bartnikas
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STREAMER TO LEADER TRANSITION IN SF6 UNDER NEGATIVE POLARITY, Pages 126-133, I. Gallimberti, L. Ullrich, N. Wiegart
MODELING OF LEADER BRANCHING IN ELECTRONEGATIVE GASES, Pages 134-139, L. Niemeyer, H.J. Wiesmann
THE LEADER INCEPTION CHARACTERISTICS IN POSITIVE SPHERE-PLANE AIR GAPS, Pages 140-145, Liu Youwei, Ma Naixiang
VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS IN MIXTURES OF SF6 AND N2 IN NON-UNIFORM FIELD GAPS UNDER POSITIVE IMPULSE VOLTAGE, Pages 146-151, H. Rodrigo
DECOMPOSITION OF SF6 BY ARC DISCHARGE AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE REACTION PRODUCT S2F10, Pages 153-162, F.J.J.G. Janssen
CORONA-INDUCED DECOMPOSITION OF DIELECTRIC GASES, Pages 163-173, R.J. Van Brunt, J.T. Herron, C. Fenimore
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE TOXICOLOGICAL ACTION OF SPARK-DECOMPOSED SF6 IN MAMMALIAN CELLS, Pages 174-181, G.D. Griffin, K. Kurka, I. Sauers, C.E. Easterly
DEGRADATION OF THE DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SF6 DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF GASEOUS IMPURITIES; DEVIATIONS TO THE “PASCHEN'S LAW” AT HIGH PRESSURES FOR POSITIVE POLARITY, Pages 182-190, G. BERGER, B. SENOUCI, O. BELARED, B. HUTZLER, G. RIQUEL
THE INFLUENCE OF IMPURITIES ON THE DIELECTRIC STRENGTH OF SF6 FOR POSITIVE POLARITY; THE NATURE OF INITIATORY ELECTRONS, Pages 191-198, G. BERGER, B. SENOUCI, B. HUTZLER, G. RIQUEL
FORMATION AND STABILITY OF SF5 AND S2F10, Pages 199-204, John T. Herron, Wing Tsang
SOF4 PRODUCTION IN SPARK BREAKDOWN OF SF6/O2 MIXTURES, Pages 205-212, I. Sauers
ASSAY OF SF6 AND SPARK-DECOMPOSED SF6 FOR MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY IN THE CHO/HGPRT MAMMALIAN CELL SYSTEM, Pages 213-217, K. Kurka, G.D. Griffin
GAS ANALYSIS AS ADIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR GAS-INSULATED EQUIPMENT, Pages 219-227, F.Y. Chu
ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DIAGNOSTICS OF GCB AND GIS BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY, Pages 228-234, H. Latour-Slowikowsk, S. Jankowic, A. Piechocki, J. Lamp, J. Slowikowski
ON THE ELECTROSTATICS OF PROBE MEASUREMENTS OF SURFACE CHARGE DENSITIES, Pages 235-241, A. Pedersen
Measurement of Accumulated Charge on Dielectric Surfaces with an Electrostatic Probe, Pages 242-248, M. Yashima, H. Fujinami, T. Takuma
THE EFFECT OF HUMIDITY ON SPACE CHARGE GROWTH IN SHORT AIR GAPS, Pages 249-254, A.J. Davies, J. Dutton, R. Turri, R.T. Waters
LASER PROBING OF AIR GAPS UNDER AC CONDITIONS, Pages 255-261, A.-R.M. Zaghloul, E. Aboul Zahab, M. Elshazly-Zaghloul
PREDICTING THE BREAKDOWN STRENGTH OF MIXTURES FROM BASIC DATA, Pages 263-271, H. Tagashira
THE DIELECTRIC STRENGTH OF DICHLOROTETRAFLUOROETHANE (1,2-C2Cl2F4) DETERMINED IN A COMBINED SWARM/BREAKDOWN STUDY, Pages 272-280, Th. Aschwanden, R. Schmid
THE INFLUENCE OF GASEOUS ADMIXTURES TO SF6 ON THE CORONA STABILIZED REGIME AT AC AND AT POSITIVE IMPULSE VOLTAGE, Pages 281-288, D. König, H. Lautenschläger
NONUNIFORM FIELD CORONA AND BREAKDOWN CHARACTERISTICS OF SF6/FREON MIXTURES, Pages 289-297, N.M. Ijumba, I.D. Chalmers, O. Farish
EFFECT OF A TRICHLOROTRIFLUOROETHANE VAPOR ADDITIVE ON DIELECTRIC STRENGTH OF SF6 GAS, Pages 298-303, Y. Qiu, A. Sun, E. Kuffel
MEASUREMENT OF THE FIGURE OF MERIT M FOR SEVERAL PERFLUOROCARBON GASES, Pages 304-310, J. Berril, J.M. Christensen, I.W. McAllister
BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT OF SOME VAPOR-MIST DIELECTRICS, Pages 311-316, H. Tagashira, Y. Miyamoto, Y. Kaneko, M. Shimozuma, T. Sato
Gaseous Media for Plasma Chemistry and Etching, Pages 317-325, D.L. Flamm
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DRY PLASMA PROCESSING, Pages 326-333, M.J. Mastroianni
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION RATES IN RF DISCHARGE CHEMISTRY, Pages 334-342, Mark J. Kushner, Alan Garscadden
NEGATIVE DC CORONA DISCHARGE IN SF6 FOR HIGHLY DIVERGENT FIELDS, Pages 343-350, M.F. Fréchette, G.R. Mitchel, J.-L. Parpal
CALCULATION OF CORONA ONSET VOLTAGE WITH SPACE CHARGE EFFECT, Pages 351-355, E.S. Kim, K.C. Lee, J.K. Park
DC CORONA CONTROL IN COAXIAL GAS INSULATING SYSTEMS, Pages 356-361, R.T. Waters, A.E. Davies, H. Boudjelthia
GAS ENGINEERING FOR PULSED POWER AND SWITCHING, Pages 363-373, S.R. Hunter
PENNING IONIZATION TERNARY GAS MIXTURES FOR DIFFUSE DISCHARGE OPENING SWITCHES, Pages 374-380, G. Schaefer, K.H. Schoenbach, R.A. Korzekwa, M. Kristiansen
GAS MIXTURES FOR SPARK GAP CLOSING SWITCHES WITH EMPHASIS ON EFFICIENCY OF OPERATION, Pages 381-388, L.G. Christophorou, D.L. McCorkle, S.R. Hunter
THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELDS ON GLOW DISCHARGES IN He/SF6 GAS MIXTURES, Pages 389-397, K.H. Schoenbach, T. Powers, J.R. Cooper, G. Schaefer
ANALYSIS OF THE CATHODE FALL OF GLOW DISCHARGES IN A He/SF6 GAS MIXTURE, Pages 398-403, S.T. Ko, K.H. Schoenbach, V.K. Lakdawala, H. Chen
GAS ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR HIGH PRESSURE SELF-SUSTAINED DIFFUSE DISCHARGE CLOSING SWITCHES, Pages 404-411, S.R. Hunter, L.G. Christophorou, J.G. Carter
DIFFUSE DISCHARGES IN HIGH-PRESSURE MIXTURES OF c-C4F8 AND He, Pages 412-418, W.W. Byszewski, J. Veale
STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN PROCESS IN SF6 AND BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE CALCULATIONS, Pages 419-429, W. Hauschild, W. Exner
FORMATIVE TIME LAGS IN SF6-N2 GAS MIXTURES FOR DIFFERENT FIELD DISTRIBUTION, Pages 430-437, W. PFEIFFER, J. WOLF, P. ZIPFL
VOLTAGE-TIME CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPULSE BREAKDOWN IN SF6 GAS, Pages 438-444, J. Ozawa
SPACER FLASHOVER TIME LAGS IN SF6 UNDER FAST-FRONT IMPULSE VOLTAGES, Pages 445-451, J.B. Neilson, K.D. Srivastava, S.R. Naidu, P.T. de Medeiros, G.D. Theophilus
BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE-TIME CHARACTERISTICS IN SF6 and SF6 MIXTURES FOR A COAXIAL CYLINDER GAP, Pages 452-457, Ziqin Li, E. Kuffel
EFFECT OF FIELD DIVERGENCE ON THE LIGHTNING IMPULSE BREAKDOWN OF ROD-PLANE GAPS IN N2/SF6 MIXTURES, Pages 458-463, D. Raghavender, M.S. Naidu
FREE PARTICLE INITIATED BREAKDOWN OF SF6 UNDER VOLTAGES OF DIFFERENT TIME DEPENDENCE, Pages 464-469, Antonios E. Vlastós, Li Ming
DEVELOPMENT OF ±500 kV HVDC GAS-INSULATED SWITCHGEARS, Pages 471-482, T. Nitta, Y. Arahata
A MANUFACTURER'S EXPERIENCE IN THE CYCLIC USE OF SF6 GAS, Pages 483-490, J.P. Boudiak
VOLT-TIME CURVES OF DISCONNECTOR-GENERATED FAST TRANSIENTS INSIDE GIS, Pages 491-498, J.P. Reynders, R. Modry, J. Meppelink
INSULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF SEPARATE COOLING SHEET WINDING-TYPE GAS-INSULATED TRANSFORMER, Pages 499-506, K. Goto, T. Yamazaki, H. Okubo, M. Ikeda, K. Uehara, S. Yanabu
RECOVERY STRENGTH OF SF6-INSULATED GAPS STRESSED BY DOUBLE LIGHTNING IMPULSE VOLTAGES, Pages 507-512, D. König, G. Imgrund, J. Meppelink, J. Grandl
Conduction Currents in Gas-Insulated Switchgear For Low Level DC Stress, Pages 513-519, N. Fujimoto
EFFECTS OF ELECTRODE SURFACE ROUGHNESS ON DARK CURRENT AND SWITCHING IMPULSE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE IN COMPRESSED SF6 GAS, Pages 520-525, S. Kobayashi, H. Murase, H. Okubo, H. Aoyagi, S. Yanabu
MIXING RATES AND DIFFUSION OF VARIOUS GASES AND MOISTURE INTO SF6, Pages 526-535, Jacques Castonguay
SURFACE CHANGES INDUCED BY LOW KINETIC ENERGY PRODUCTS FROM CORONA DISCHARGE ON EPOXY RESIN IN AIR., Pages 537-545, P. Jestin, M. Barrault, M. Goldman, J. Amouroux
AVALANCHES NEAR A DIELECTRIC SPACER IN NITROGEN GAS, Pages 546-552, S.M. Mahajan, T.S. Sudarshan, R.A. Dougal
MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPORAL DECAY OF CHARGES ON INSULATOR SURFACES, Pages 553-559, S.I. Bektas, I.C. Somerville, O. Farish, I.D. Chalmers
EFFECT OF RIBS ON SURFACE DISCHARGE IN SF6 GAS, Pages 560-566, T. Yamagiwa, F. Endo, J. Ozawa
APPLICATION OF ESCA IN GIS SPACER SURFACE ANALYSIS, Pages 567-573, F.Y. Chu, N.S. McIntyre
STUDY OF THE CHARGE BUILD-UP ON DIELECTRICS SUBMITTED TO CORONA DISCHARGE AND AGEING EFFECTS., Pages 574-579, M. Yumoto, A. Goldman, M. Goldman
INFLUENCE OF 60Hz AC CHARGING OF SPACERS ON SUBSEQUENT IMPULSE FLASHOVER IN COMPRESSED SF6, Pages 580-585, C.E. Sudhakar, K.D. Srivastava
SURFACE FLASHOVER OF POLYESTER, POLYPROPYLENE AND TEFLON FILMS IN LOW PRESSURE SF6 AND N2 MEDIA, Pages 586-591, J. Sundara Rajan, K.S. Arunachala Sastry, C.S. Lakshminarasimha
RESEARCH ON CONDUCTOR-PLANE LONG-GAP CHARACTERISTICS BY SURFACE DISCHARGE ANALOGY MODEL, Pages 592-597, W.D. Wang, C.R. Li
THE SURFACE AND VOLUME EFFECTS OF INTERACTIONS OF INTERNAL PARTIAL DISCHARGES WITH SOLID DIELECTRICS, Pages 598-603, A. Sierota
Fundamental Knowledge and the Testing of GIS: Present State and Future Needs, Pages 605-613, S.A. Boggs, N. Wiegart, J. Meppelink, J. Diederich
FLASHOVER DAMAGE TEST PROCEDURE FOR INSULATING MATERIALS IN COMPRESSED SF6, Pages 614-620, A.I. Bennett
STRENGTH OF TYPICAL GIS CONFIGURATIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COMPOSITE AND COMBINED STRESSES, Pages 621-628, A. Bargigia, G. Mazza, A. Pigini, G. Rizzi
Limits to Partial Discharge Detection: Effects of Sample and Defect Geometry, Pages 629-636, S.A. Boggs, D.D. Pecena, S. Rizzetto, G.C. Stone
BROAD BAND PULSE DETECTION STUDIES OF CORONA AND BREAKDOWN IN AIR, N2, O2, CO2, SF6 AND SF6-N2 MIXTURES, Pages 637-642, S.V. Kulkarni, R.S. Nema
GROUP DISCUSSION ON NEW DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, Pages 643-650, V.H. Tahiliani, I. Sauers, R. Crall, M. Goldman, T. Nitta, R.S. Sigmond, T.H. Teich, J.E. Thompson, I. Sauers
GROUP DISCUSSION ON GAS-INSULATED TRANSFORMERS AND DC GIS, Pages 651-658, J.J. Pachot, D.W. Bouldin, O. Farish, D.B. Miller, A. Rein, S. Yanabu, D.W. Bouldin
GROUP DISCUSSION ON GAS ENGINEERING FOR MODERN TECHNOLOGIES: INPUT FROM BASIC DATA, Pages 659-669, M. Kristiansen, S.R. Hunter, A. Garscadden, R. Hackam, M. Hayashi, E.E. Kunhardt, L. Niemeyer, G. Schaefer, S.R. Hunter
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, Pages 671-677
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PARTICIPANTS, Pages 679-684
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 685-687