Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) is especially used for the manufacturing of 3-D complex geometry and hard material parts that are extremely difficult-to-machine by conventional machining processes. In this paper authors review the research work carried out in the development of die-sinking EDM within the past decades for the improvement of machining characteristics such as Material Removal R...

The wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) experiments has been conducted using air and water mixture as a dielectric medium, is called environmental friendly near dry WEDM. In this technology, the dielectric fluid (Deionized water) is replaced by liquid-air to minimize the environmental impact in the machining zone and operator health. The effect of discharge current (I), Pulse width (TON)...

John Walsh's research on electric fish, carried out between 1772 and 1775, proved fundamental for demonstrating that electricity might be involved in animal physiology, and, moreover, in favouring a period of great progress in both the physiology and physics of electrical phenomena. However, Walsh is hardly known to modern neuroscientists and is largely neglected by science historians also. One...

Non-equilibrium cold plasma jets generated under atmospheric pressure by means of high voltage pulsed power generator are extended up to a few centimeters long in the surrounding air. The generator is consisting of a negative dc source, a Blumlein-type pulse-forming network (E-PFN), and a dynamic spark gap switch. The plasma jet generated by the device using helium as the operating gas depends ...

In this study, the Electric Spark Discharge Method (ESDM) was employed with micro-electrical discharge machining (m-EDM) to create an electric arc that melted two electrodes in deionized water (DW) and fabricated nano-Au colloids through pulse discharges with a controlled on-off duration (TON-TOFF) and a total fabrication time of 1 min. A total of six on-off settings were tested under normal ex...

Title of Dissertation: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE PRODUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDES BY SIMULATED LIGHTNING SPARKS Yujin Wang Doctor of Philosophy, 1998 Dissertation directed by: Alan DeSilva Professor Institute for Physical Science and Technology Department of Physics Lightning flashes have been simulated with arcs at ambient conditions. Each simulated flash consisted of a weakly ionized leader ch...

To remotely detect corona discharge from High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission lines, a detecting system combining detecting platform and data progressing system is designed. Detecting platform is developed resorting to the principle of differential noise reduction, which can fulfill narrow-band detection breaking away interference from broadcasting and easily catch the electrostatic ...