%0 Generic %1 koshairy1982pollution %A KOSHAIRY, M %A SHARKAWI, E %A AWAD, M %A ZARZOURA, H %D 1982 %K DESERT Insulator Pollution %T POLLUTION PERFORMANCE OF HIGH VOLTAGE INSULATOR STRINGS IN A DESERT ENVIRONMENT %X Insulator contamination severity has been e~tensively measured on 66, 220 and 500-kV lines installed in desert areas. The process of natural wetting of insulators in the desert has been studied by analysing the relevant meteorological data over a period of five years. The severity, chemical and grain-size characteristics of the pollution resulting from sandstorms are distinguished from normal desert pollution. Strings of insulators with conven-tional and semiconducting glazes polluted in the desert have been tested in the labora~, tory under various test conditions. Insulator wetting, d~sert pollution, sandstorms, insulator strings, semiconducting glaze.

@conference{koshairy1982pollution, abstract = {Insulator contamination severity has been e~tensively measured on 66, 220 and 500-kV lines installed in desert areas. The process of natural wetting of insulators in the desert has been studied by analysing the relevant meteorological data over a period of five years. The severity, chemical and grain-size characteristics of the pollution resulting from sandstorms are distinguished from normal desert pollution. Strings of insulators with conven-tional and semiconducting glazes polluted in the desert have been tested in the labora~, tory under various test conditions. Insulator wetting, d~sert pollution, sandstorms, insulator strings, semiconducting glaze.}, added-at = {2020-05-06T13:11:46.000+0200}, author = {KOSHAIRY, M and SHARKAWI, E and AWAD, M and ZARZOURA, H}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/295720f81159b2bf390760447649c27c6/ceps}, interhash = {b95595bbbd3849181b8defda90fea8b0}, intrahash = {95720f81159b2bf390760447649c27c6}, keywords = {DESERT Insulator Pollution}, timestamp = {2023-12-21T14:35:12.000+0100}, title = {POLLUTION PERFORMANCE OF HIGH VOLTAGE INSULATOR STRINGS IN A DESERT ENVIRONMENT}, year = 1982 }