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42
Citations
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World Ranking
6683
National Ranking
1821

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the understanding of aging of polymeric materials used for outdoor HV insulation.

Overview

R.S. Gorur is affiliated with the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in related subfields including materials chemistry, astronomy and astrophysics, control and systems engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics such as high voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, lightning and electromagnetic phenomena, thermal analysis in power transmission, power transformer diagnostics and insulation, and water systems and optimization.

Recent publications by R.S. Gorur include:

  • Stretched grid finite difference method for computation of electric field in composite insulators with defects, 2020, Electric Power Systems Research
  • Failure studies of polymeric insulating materials using sliding mode observer, 2020, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems

Frequent coauthors in their research are:

  • Meghana Ramesh
  • Longfei Cui
  • Yuri Shtessel

R.S. Gorur has contributed research published in venues including:

  • Electric Power Systems Research
  • International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems

They received recognition as an IEEE Fellow in 1999 for contributions to the understanding of aging of polymeric materials used for outdoor high voltage insulation.

Best Publications

  • Aging in silicone rubber used for outdoor insulation

    R.S. Gorur;G.G. Karady;A. Jagota;M. Shah

  • Dynamic arc modeling of pollution flashover of insulators under DC voltage

    R. Sundararajan;R.S. Gorur

  • The electrical performance of polymeric insulating materials under accelerated aging in a fog chamber

    R.S. Gorur;E.A. Cherney;R. Hackam;T. Orbeck

  • Effect of long-term corona on non-ceramic outdoor insulator housing materials

    V.M. Moreno;R.S. Gorur

  • Surface recovery of silicone rubber used for HV outdoor insulation

    J.W. Chang;R.S. Gorur

  • Surface hydrophobicity of polymers used for outdoor insulation

    R.S. Gorur;J.W. Chang;O.G. Amburgey

  • Dielectric properties of epoxy based nanocomposites for high voltage insulation

    G. Iyer;R. S. Gorur;R. Richert;A. Krivda

  • Accelerated aging and flashover tests on 138 kV nonceramic line post insulators

    H.M. Schneider;W.W. Guidi;J.T. Burnham;R.S. Gorur

  • Quantification of corona discharges on nonceramic insulators

    B. Pinnangudi;R.S. Gorur;A.J. Kroese

  • Electric field computation of composite line insulators up to 1200 kV AC

    T. Doshi;R. S. Gorur;J. Hunt

  • Impact of corona on the long-term performance of nonceramic insulators

    V.M. Moreno;R.S. Gorur;A. Kroese

  • RTV silicone rubber coatings for outdoor insulators

    E. A. Cherney;R. S. Gorur

  • Characterization of epoxy microcomposite and nanocomposite materials for power engineering applications

    A. Krivda;T. Tanaka;M. Frechette;J. Castellon

  • A laboratory test for tracking and erosion resistance of HV outdoor insulation

    R.S. Gorur;J. Montesinos;L. Varadadesikan;S. Simmons

  • Role of non-soluble contaminants on the flashover voltage of porcelain insulators

    R. Sundararajan;R.S. Gorur

  • AC and DC performance of polymeric housing materials for HV outdoor insulators

    V.M. Moreno;R.S. Gorur

  • Insulator Selection for AC Overhead Lines With Respect to Contamination

    A.C. Baker;M. Farzaneh;R.S. Gorur;S.M. Gubanski

  • Prediction of flashover voltage of non-ceramic insulators under contaminated conditions

    S. Venkataraman;R.S. Gorur

  • AC clean fog tests on nonceramic insulating materials and a comparison with porcelain

    R.S. Gorur;J. Chang

  • Design optimization of high voltage bushing using electric field computations

    S. Monga;R.S. Gorur;P. Hansen;W. Massey

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanislaw Gubanski
Stanislaw Gubanski Chalmers University of Technology
Barzin Mobasher
Barzin Mobasher Arizona State University
Masoud Farzaneh
Masoud Farzaneh Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Shengtao Li
Shengtao Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Ivan Gutman
Ivan Gutman University of Kragujevac
Ranko Richert
Ranko Richert Arizona State University
Shesha H. Jayaram
Shesha H. Jayaram University of Waterloo
Yuri B. Shtessel
Yuri B. Shtessel University of Alabama in Huntsville
Nikhilesh Chawla
Nikhilesh Chawla Purdue University West Lafayette
Maciej Kumosa
Maciej Kumosa University of Denver

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