smooth sphere vs unsmooth sphere

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• Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 00:05:32 -0500
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From:  Jim Lux [SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
Sent:  Sunday, April 05, 1998 3:25 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: smooth sphere vs unsmooth sphere

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> From:  Greg Leyh [SMTP:lod-at-pacbell-dot-net]
> Sent:  Saturday, April 04, 1998 4:35 AM
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> Subject:  Re: smooth sphere vs unsmooth sphere
> > http://www.coe.ufrj.br/~acmq
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> I was wondering if the charge density limit can be used
> for de-rating a sphere with a broken surface, such as the
> ones I am using, made out of concentric rings. 
> The 7ft sphere is made up of 1.5" dia pipe, spaced on 3.5"
> centers, and appears to breakout around 1.5MV. 
> A smooth 7ft sphere would breakout at 1.06m x 3MV/m = 3.2MV.
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> -GL
> www.lod-dot-org

Off hand, I wouldn't think so, except by a fortuitous circumstance. What
you really need to do is look at the field from a parallel set of
cylinders. Perhaps you might find something in a heat transfer book (like
in a boiler or condenser).

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