experimental and theoretical investigation of high-pressure arcs-part i: the cylindrical arc column (two-dimensional modeling)

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1229-1238

  Schmidt, Hans Peter ^a,b   Speckhofer, Günter ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b EV Schaltwerk Hochspannung   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ARGON; CATHODES; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMAS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TUNGSTEN;

ARC DISCHARGE LAMP; ELECTRODE SHEATH; HIGH PRESSURE ARCS; PLASMA HEATER; TWO DIMENSIONAL CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0030217486     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.536570     Document Type: Article

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