David
I'm not aware of anyone building a fluid dielectric RSG. There are several
points
(JMHO) that may cause issues with this idea.
1. Contamination - Oil or any dielectric fluid will be carbonized by
intense arcing,
This will lead to breakdown degradation and eventual performance
compromise.
2. Hydrostatic shock - Shock wave lithotripsy uses a SG in a oval shaped
pool
at one focal point and patent is placed at other focal point to crush,
break up
typically kidney stones. Well if the hydrostatic shock can break
kidney stones,
what will a RSG with high rep rate hydrostatic pulses impact be on
enclosure?
-- Leaks
-- Enclosure compromise?
3. Sealing and leaks -- A rotary shaft and HV power connection
penetrations may
be a leak waiting to happen. Add hydrostatic shock and it may be
untenable.
A vertical shaft SG with HV and mechanical penetrations at the top of the
enclosure
may preclude above possible pitfalls, but hydrostatic shock, and dielectric
contamination
will be an issue. External fluid piping (pumps, filtering, etc.) could be
used but as you
can see the RSG is becoming 2-3X more complex, without an equivalent
performance
gain.
JMHO, wish you luck with it.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:32 PM, David Boyle <twoten@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm planning to build a synchronous rotary spark gap with the terminals
> inside a fluid tight plastic box and filled with dielectric oil. This
> should cut down on the noise, allow me to use steel electrodes because
> of the lower temperatures, and it should quench like a champ. Has anyone
> had any experience building one of these?
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