Simulation and Experimental Investigation on Carbonized Tracking Failure of EPDM/BN-based Electrical Insulation.
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SUBMITTER: Nazir MT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7182808 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
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Simulation and Experimental Investigation on Carbonized Tracking Failure of EPDM/BN-based Electrical Insulation.
Nazir Muhammad Tariq MT Butt Faizan Tahir FT Phung Bao Toan BT Yeoh Guan Heng GH Yasin Ghulam G Akram Shakeel S Bhutta Muhammad Shoaib MS Hussain Shahid S Anh Nguyen Tuan T
Polymers 20200305 3
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