Numerical modeling of a DC non-transferred plasma torch: Movement of the arc anode attachment and resulting anode erosion

High Temperature Material Processes

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Baudry, C ^a   Vardelle, A ^a   Mariaux, G ^a   Abbaoui, M ^b   Lefort, A ^b   Meillot, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c CEA DAM DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Anode erosion; Electric arc; Heat transfer; Modeling; Plasma torch

Indexed keywords

ANODE EROSION; LOCAL THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; MODELING; THERMIONIC CATHODE;

ANODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DC MACHINERY; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ENTHALPY; EROSION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE;

PLASMA TORCHES;

EID: 19844377167     PISSN: 10933611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/HighTempMatProc.v9.i1.10     Document Type: Article

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