Numerical and experimental study of transferred arcs in argon

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3253-3266

  Bini, R ^a   Monno, M ^a   Boulos, M I ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRODES; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

ARC CURRENT; HOT GAS; RADIAL SPREADING; WATER COOLED ANODES;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 33746421460     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/15/007     Document Type: Article

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