Transient Two-Dimensional Calculations of Properties of Forced Convection-Stabilized Electric Arcs

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 207-220

  Mitchell, Robert R ^a   Tuma, David T ^a   Osterle, J F ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ENTHALPY; LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; RADIAL MASS FLOW;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0022105011     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1985.4316401     Document Type: Article

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