Numerical analysis of vacuum arc under nonuniformly distributed axial magnetic fields

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2 III, 2004, Pages 775-782

  Shi, Zongqian ^a   Jia, Shenli ^a   Rong, Mingzhe ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; INTERELECTRODE PLASMA; VACUUM ARC;

ELECTRODES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

PLASMAS;

EID: 4344612697     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.828538     Document Type: Article

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