Impulse Breakdown of Liquids

• Behavior of Liquids in Strong Electric Fields.- Behaviour of the Gas Phase in Liquids in Strong Electric Fields.- Discharge Propagation in Short Gaps with a Quasiuniform Field.- Discharge Propagation in Gaps with a Non-Uniform Field.- Statistical Investigations of the Electrical Breakdown.- Basic Laws Describing of the Impulse Electric Strength of Liquids.- Physical Discharge Initiation (Ignition) Mechanisms.- Mechanisms of Discharge Propagation and their Applicability Limits.

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