Van de Graaff

Noun

Meaning

Van de Graaff (plural Van de Graaffs)

(physics) Ellipsis of Van de Graaff generator.

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Examples

For example, the Brookhaven National Laboratory Tandem Van de Graaff achieves about 30 million volts of potential difference. Source: Internet

The voltage produced by an open-air Van de Graaff machine is limited by arcing and corona discharge to about 5 megavolts. Source: Internet

A Van de Graaff generator terminal does not need to be sphere-shaped to work, and in fact, the optimum shape is a sphere with an inward curve around the hole where the belt enters. Source: Internet

In order to double the voltage, two generators are often used together, one generating positive and the other negative potential; this is called a tandem Van de Graaff accelerator. Source: Internet

In the Van de Graaff generator, the belt allows the transport of charge into the interior of a large hollow spherical electrode. Source: Internet

It consisted of a tandem Van de Graaff generator operating routinely at 20 MV, housed in a distinctive building 70 metres high. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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