Analytical and Numerical Studies of Non-Stationary Corona in Long Air Gaps

Abstract

The properties of a non-stationary corona in which the front of space charge has not bridged the gap are studied analytically and numerically different one-dimensional geometries. It is shown that an analytical theory is applicable for describing the development of the non-stationary corona at any shape of applied voltage. The characteristics of a non-stationary corona differ greatly from those of a stationary corona. For the same applied voltage the current of non-stationary corona can be much higher than the current under steady conditions. The effect of aerosol ions on the properties of a corona near a grounded object is numerically studied under thunderstorm conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 2003
Accession Number
ADP014943

Entities

People

  • E. M. Bazelyan
  • M. M. Drabkin
  • N. L. Aleksandrov
  • R. B. Carpenter Jr.
  • Yu. P. Raizer

Organizations

  • Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Charge Carriers
  • Computer Simulations
  • Cumulonimbus Clouds
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrodes
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Ground Level
  • Ion Density
  • Ionized Gases
  • Ions
  • Power Engineering
  • Space Charge
  • Stationary
  • Technical Information Centers

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster