Visual measurements of plasma arc modes in a high-current vacuum arc with an axial magnetic field

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

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 70-75

  Taylor, Erik D ^a  

^a EATON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc visualization; Axial magnetic field; Cu Cr; Vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT EMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASMAS; VACUUM;

AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; BRIGHT ARC CORE; HIGH CURRENT VACUUM ARC; LIGHT INTENSITY; PLASMA ARC MODES;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0142008724     PISSN: 03614395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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