Numerical modelling of Joule heating effects in thoriated tungsten cathodes of high-current plasma arcs

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1342-1347

  Casado, E ^a   Colomer, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE; THORIUM; TUNGSTEN;

HIGH CURRENT PLASMA ARCS; JOULE HEATING; THORIATED TUNGSTEN CATHODES;

THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0033690974     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/33/11/313     Document Type: Article

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