Hydrophobicity Improvement of Contaminated HTV Silicone Rubber by Atmospheric Plasma Jet Treatment

Hydrophobicity improvement of contaminated high temperature vulcanization (HTV) silicone rubber is of great significance to avoid risk of pollution flashover during wetting events. In the present investigation, low-temperature plasma jet produced by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) under atmospheric pressure was used to quickly increase the hydrophobicity of contaminated HTV surface. Effects of ...