On the effect of arc current, arc velocity and electrode temperature on cold electrode erosion

High Temperature Material Processes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-36

  Essiptchouk, A M ^a,b   Marotta, A ^a   Sharakhovsky, L I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; COPPER; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; EROSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ARC CURRENTS;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0141904057     PISSN: 10933611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/HighTempMatProc.v7.i1.50     Document Type: Conference Paper

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