Contents

 1. Introduction 2. Mechanisms of Spark Breakdown in gases 3. Breakdown characteristics in gases 4. The Electrical Properties of high vacuum 5. Electron Emission from metallic surfaces 6. The Electrical Conduction and strength of pure liquids 7. Breakdown of commercial liquid and liquid-solid Dielectrics 8. Intrinsic and related forms of breakdown in solids 9. Tracking and Breakdowns of solids due to discharges 10. Thermal Breakdown, chemical and electrochemical deterioration 11. Field sketching as applied to electric field design problems 12. Evaluation of electric stress by means of the electrolytic tank 13. The use of gaseous insulation in high-voltage circuit-breakers 14. High-voltage Bushings 15. The insulation of high-voltage transformers 16. High-voltage cables 17. High-voltage Capacitor design in theory and practice 18. High-voltage insulation problems in electrostatic separators 19. Electrostatic Generators