Abstract
The effect of C vapor on the dielectric strength of air has been studied at a number of different air pressures up to a maximum of 75 lb./. With air at 25°C and 15 lb. pressure the dielectric strengths of the mixtures relative to pure air ranged from a value of 1.25 for a C vapor pressure of 5 percent of saturation to a value of 1.80 for a saturated vapor pressure. At higher air pressures the addition of C vapor gives a greater increase in the absolute value of the dielectric strength, but the percentage increase, relative to the pure air, is less than at 15 lb. pressure.
- Received 14 January 1937
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.51.508
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