[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
TC RMS Conditions - was Voltage/Length etc. (fwd)
----------
From: D.C. Cox [SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 4:26 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: TC RMS Conditions - was Voltage/Length etc. (fwd)
to Antonio Carlos
Missed the point -- is that "all in brackets raised to the 1.43 power" OR
multiplied by 1.43?? The symbol after the last bracket and the 1.43 did
not reproduce well here. Thank you (or John) for the proper correction.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
----------
> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: TC RMS Conditions - was Voltage/Length etc. (fwd)
> Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 10:32 PM
>
>
> ----------
> 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
>