A round object has depth too. The leading surface is the closest part of that depth to the other round object.

Ode


At 12:26 PM 3/5/2010 -0500, you wrote:
Ode Coyote wrote:

If you observe the erosion patterns of rectangular flat electrodes, you'll see for sure that that's not true.

Round wire only has one edge at the tip and it sharpens to a gradual needle point...then the point erodes up the length of the wire. Increase the distance between the points and it forces the rest of the wire to be the path of least resistance..or..get the tip out of the water so it can't discharge anything.

Like with magnetic forces, distance squared rules apply.
A wire that's twice the diameter will have about 4 times the leading surface discharge.
What do you mean by leading surface? Circumference is linearly dependent on the diameter, namely pi*D. Are you talking about the end, which increases by the square?

Marshall


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