Experiments have been conducted on high voltage dc breakdown characteristics with large oil gaps of typical electrode setups, which are plane to plane and cylinder to plane. These have been confirmed in a voltage-range up to 800 kV and in gap length up to 307 mm.
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Ohshima et al. (1983) studied this question.
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