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Minimum Sparking Potential For Various Gases

The document provides data on the minimum sparking potential and pd values for various gases. It lists these values for gases like air, argon, hydrogen, neon, helium, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, sulfur hexafluoride, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and water vapor. The document also provides sources for the data.

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Minimum Sparking Potential For Various Gases

The document provides data on the minimum sparking potential and pd values for various gases. It lists these values for gases like air, argon, hydrogen, neon, helium, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, sulfur hexafluoride, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and water vapor. The document also provides sources for the data.

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Minimum sparking potential for various gases

Vs min pd at Vs min
Gas
[V] [torr cm]
Air 327 (352) 0.567(0.55)
Ar 137 0.9
H2 273 1.15
Ne (245) (4.0)
He 156 (155) 4.0
CO2 420 0.51 (0.57)
N2 251 (240) 0.67 (0.65)
N2O 418 0.5
O2 450 0.7
SF6 (507) (0.26)
SO2 457 0.33
H2S 414 0.6
H2O vapor [480] [0.6]

data from Naidu, p.27

(data) from High Voltage Engineering, C. L.


Wadhwa, Table 1.1, p. 13

[data] from Electrical Breakdown in Water Vapor


November 2011, Physical Review E 84(5 Pt 2):055401, DOI: 10.1103/PHYSREVE.84.055401

Compilation Copyright 2011, 2019, 2023 Kevin G.


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