Heat transfer and cold cathode erosion in electric arc heaters

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 905-912

  Marotta, Aruy ^a   Sharakhovsky, Leonid I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cold cathode erosion; Electric arc heaters; Magnetically driven arcs; Thermophysical model

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CATHODES; COPPER; ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS; ENTHALPY; HEAT CONDUCTION; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN GASES;

COLD CATHODE EROSION; ELECTRIC ARC HEATERS; MAGNETICALLY DRIVEN ARCS;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0031245646     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.649588     Document Type: Article

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