Arc root dynamics in high power plasma torches - evidence of chaotic behavior

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 873-886

  Das, A K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CHAOS THEORY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIGHT EMISSION; PLASMA GUNS; PLASMA JETS; PLASMA STABILITY;

ARC ROOT DYNAMICS; ELECTRODE EROSION; PLASMA COLUMN; THERMAL PLASMA PROCESSES;

PLASMA TORCHES;

EID: 0034313929     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12043-000-0056-7     Document Type: Article

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