TC RMS Conditions - was Voltage/Length etc. (fwd)

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• Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 23:32:54 -0600
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From:  Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz [SMTP:acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br]
Sent:  Sunday, February 15, 1998 11:19 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: TC RMS Conditions - was Voltage/Length etc. (fwd)

DR.RESONANCE wrote:

> Is the spark equation "everything in the brackets raised to the 1.43
> power"?  It didn't come across clearly on my e-mail.

The equation come from John H. Couture.

> >   The Tesla coil secondary voltage and spark length equation is:
> >        Spark inches = (KVs/65)^1.43

The expression is as written.
This results in 1 inch for 65 kV and 50 inches for 1 MV. Looks reasonable.
Remember that these values may vary depending on terminal shape, humidity,
temperature, pressure, and energy of the sparks.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
mailto:acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br
http://www.coe.ufrj.br/~acmq

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