Re: The Chicken or the Egg?

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• Subject: Re: The Chicken or the Egg?
• From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 16:43:25 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

In a message dated 98-09-07 17:13:11 EDT, you write:

<< 
> I was reading John Freau's response to Gary Weaver's post, "60 inch
> discharge spark with resistor", and it made me curious about something
> fundamental.  Below is John's question:
 
>> Did you notice if your gap dimmed as the streamer grew in length?
 
>>John Freau
 
> So here's what I'm wondering:  Does breakout cause quenching, or does
> quenching cause breakout?  Does one come before the other, or are the two
> events linked in a more complicated way?  Just curious.
 
> Greg
  >>

Greg,

I would say that breakout helps the quenching by making it occur sooner,
and the greater the spark production, the better the quenching in general.

Generally breakout occurs well before the quench.

John Freau

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