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Why does Tesla coil detects vacuum leaks?
[strike]I'd guess that it's the sharp boundary around a hole (a sharp radius of curvature where potential gradient E is greater) where the air breaks down before does air around a smooth rounded surface.[/strike]TalEly said:Why does low pressure air is prone to ionization more than the ambient air?
404 not foundBobbywhy said:HERE’S A WEBSITE THAT DESCRIBES HOW THE TESLA COIL LEAK DETECTOR WORKS:
HTTP://WWW.RANDOMBYTES.NET/LEAK_CHECKING.HTML
TalEly said:Why does Tesla coil detects vacuum leaks?
TalEly said:It does, I used it, I just didn't know that's what it was.
Tesla coil is used to detect leaks in vacuum systems, here's also a reference.
http://books.google.co.il/books?id=EXFeF62iL64C&pg=PA21&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
The reference doesn't answer the important question, which is why does it detect leaks? Is it because it ionizes the air entering the vacuum tube through the hole? if so, why does it only ionize the air leaking inside the vacuum and not the ambient air?
Thanks.
TalEly said:Thanks, but that still doesn't answer.
Yes, it ionizes the air in the vacuum system which is at lower pressure. I wrote it as well.
Looking at ionization equations it has nothing to do with pressure, and although the model is a theoretical one, I do believe there's a more grounded explanation rather then "it works, the model is only theoretic". Why does low pressure air is prone to ionization more than the ambient air?
NascentOxygen said:404 not found
Should be: http://www.randombytes.net/leak_checking.html
Apparently lower case to the right of the single / is demanded.