Numerical simulation of a moving high-current vacuum arc driven by a transverse magnetic field (TMF)

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4 II, 2007, Pages 905-911

  Delachaux, Thierry ^a   Fritz, Oliver ^a   Gentsch, Dietmar ^b   Schade, Ekkehard ^a   Shmelev, Dmitry L ^c  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^b ABB Calor Emag Mittelspannung GmbH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF ELECTROPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cathode connection; Heat transfer; Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD); Moving arc; Numerical simulations; Transverse magnetic field (TMF) vacuum interrupter; Vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRODES; HEAT TRANSFER; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

CATHODE CONNECTION; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELD (TMF) VACUUM INTERRUPTER; VACUUM ARC;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

EID: 34548278850     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2007.896756     Document Type: Conference Paper

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