Re: Streamer direction vs BPS

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Hi Ted,

I suspect its simply the effects if heat rising, carrying with it less 
dense air that supports arcs more easily. More BPS means more power going 
into the discharge and more heat dissipated, helping to drive the discharge 
in a more upward direction.

Best regards,

-- Bert --
-- 
Bert Hickman
Teslamania, from Stoneridge Engineering
"Electromagically" (TM) Shrunken Coins
http://www.teslamania-dot-com

Tesla list wrote:
>Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>
>Team
>In recent playing (I mean testing) I noted that the faster the ARSG ran the
>more the streamer tended to become vertical.
>Does anybody have a handle on the physics of this phenomenon ??
>Rgds
>Ted L in NZ
>