Abstract: In Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS), basin-type insulators serve as critical components, providing both insulation support and sealing functions. Due to their complex geometrical structure, ...

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A flashover at a house fire Tuesday left three Cranston firefighters injured. Cranston Assistant Fire Chief James Woyciechowski said firefighters initially struggled to pinpoint the location of the ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Three firefighters were injured while battling a house fire in Cranston Tuesday morning, 12 News has confirmed. Crews responded to a multi-family home on Central Street, off ...

Gina Russo was watching a gig with her husband-to-be, Fred Crisostomi, one night in 2003 when she realised something wasn't right. Great White, an 80s hair-rock band, had opened their set with a ...

Abstract: In high-voltage vacuum interrupters (VIs), surface flashover on the alumina ceramic envelope can occur at a certain applied voltage, the value of which is significantly lower than that of ...