Van de Graaff generator

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electrostatic generator
gptkbp:category gptkb:particle_accelerators
physics apparatus
electrostatic machines
gptkbp:component electric motor
rollers
hollow metal sphere
moving belt
support column
gptkbp:demonstrates corona effect
electric discharge
hair-raising effect
static electricity
gptkbp:firstBuiltAt gptkb:Princeton_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Van de Graaff generator
gptkbp:introducedIn 1929
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Robert_J._Van_de_Graaff
gptkbp:maximumSpeed several million volts
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_J._Van_de_Graaff
gptkbp:operates mechanical transport of electric charge
gptkbp:powerSource electric motor
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cockcroft–Walton_generator
gptkb:Tandem_accelerator
gptkb:Wimshurst_machine
Tesla coil
gptkbp:usedFor particle acceleration
generating high voltages
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear physics
educational demonstrations
physics experiments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Van_de_Graaff
gptkb:Robert_Jemison_Van_de_Graaff
gptkb:Tesla_coil
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4