<p>High pressure surface discharge switches have become the
subject of applied research in recent years due to their important
application in pulse power systems. The purpose of this study is
to gain a better understanding of the subject so that an optimum
design of the switch may be achieved. The surface discharge phenomena
is examined under single channel static breakdown condition
to attempt to isolate individual processes involved. The multichannel
switch developed by the NRC is tested with a resistive
load assembly to determine the optimum operating conditions. The
lifetime characteristic is also studied using a small experimental
device. Finally, two models for the switch are developed to fit
the observed data. </p> / Thesis / Master of Engineering (MEngr)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/18446 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Ip, Wai-Ting |
| Contributors | Pai, S. T., Engineering Physics |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
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