Gas flow and composition effects on arc motion in current limiting circuit breakers

Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 12-17

  Pechrach, K ^a   McBride, J W ^a   Weaver, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ARC CHAMBERS;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

EID: 0034797475     PISSN: 03614395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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