The Effect of Humidity on a Corona Discharge in Air

Abstract

The effect of humidity on a corona discharge in air is investigated and found to produce a decrease in discharge current of about 20% for a change in humidity from dry to saturated conditions at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. It is suggested that this effect can be used to measure humidity in applications where rapid response is essential and the need to compensate for moderate temperature and pressure changes can be tolerated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0720090

Entities

People

  • B. R. Maskell

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Cooling
  • Dew Point
  • Diameters
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electrodes
  • Equations
  • Films
  • Geometry
  • High Humidity
  • High Voltage
  • Humidity
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Space Charge

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Plasma Physics.