DESIGN OF A HIGH VOLTAGE BREAKDOWN IN VACUUM EXPERIMENT.
Abstract
Although investigators during the past decade have contributed voluminous literature on the mechanism of voltage breakdown in vacuum, there are insufficient data available to permit a straightforward approach to the design of high-voltage sections of high-power electron tubes. It is concluded that there are at least sixteen variables affecting breakdown. Traditional methods of experimenting by varying one parameter at a time would take years to amass the data on which a cohesive theory could be formulated. A pilot experiment was set up based on the statistical approach to experimental design to evaluate the relative importance of each of the variables. The pilot experiment is a partial replicate of a two-level, full factorial design. It is expected that sufficient information will be collected to permit the elimination of variables having minor effects and to permit a more comprehensive design for the final experiment. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0628042
Entities
People
- G. W. Taylor
- J. Weinstein
- M. H. Zinn
- M. M. Chrepta
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command