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I am trying to figure out the minimum radius needed to avoid voltage breakdown. I found this from a Physics website:
"The electric field near a conductor is inversely proportional to the radius of curvature of the surface."
So if I know the voltage and the distance between the 2 metal surfaces (a cylinder and rod), how would I calculate the minimum radius needed on the cylinder to keep from arcing between the cylinder and rod? Am I going about this wrong? Help?
"The electric field near a conductor is inversely proportional to the radius of curvature of the surface."
So if I know the voltage and the distance between the 2 metal surfaces (a cylinder and rod), how would I calculate the minimum radius needed on the cylinder to keep from arcing between the cylinder and rod? Am I going about this wrong? Help?