A theoretical and experimental investigation of copper electrode erosion in electric arc heaters: III. Experimental validation and prediction of erosion

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2421-2430

  Sharakhovsky, L I ^a,b   Marotta, A ^a   Borisyuk, V N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b A V LUIKOV HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER INSTITUTE   (Belarus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; COPPER; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC ARCS; ENTHALPY; EROSION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC ARC HEATERS;

CATHODES;

EID: 0031558466     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/30/17/008     Document Type: Article

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