Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Letter
  • Published:

Conductivity Hysteresis of Dust Deposits

Nature volume 159, pages 815–816 (1947)Cite this article

Abstract

THE electrical breakdown of a gap bridged by dust deposits is frequently ascribed to the presence of the dust, bub little information on the conductivity characteristics of dust is available. These characteristics were therefore investigated for a typical sample of the following composition : volatile matter (oils), carbon, moisture, 55 per cent; metals and oxides (iron, copper, brass, iron and copper oxides), 36 per cent ; residue, complex silicates (clay), 9 per cent.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to the full article PDF.

USD 39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Maurer, R. J., J. Appl. Phys., 16, 563 (1945).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Fairweather, A., J. Inst. Elect. Eng., 89 (I), 499 (1942).

    Google Scholar 

  3. Güntherschulze, A., Z. phys., 86, 778 (1933).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. Fröhlich, H., Nature, 158, 332 (1946).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. Dèchêne, G., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 200, 648 (1935).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Research Department, Lever Bros. & Unilever, Ltd., Port Sunlight, Cheshire

    K. GOLDSCHMIDT

Authors
  1. K. GOLDSCHMIDT
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

GOLDSCHMIDT, K. Conductivity Hysteresis of Dust Deposits. Nature 159, 815–816 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159815a0

Download citation

  • Issue date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/159815a0

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing