High-speed imaging of pilot arcing and piercing in PAC

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4 PART 1, 2008, Pages 1042-1043

  Colombo, Vittorio ^a   Concetti, Alessia ^a   Ghedini, Emanuele ^a   Dallavalle, Silvano ^b   Vancini, Mauro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Cebora SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anodes; Cameras; Electrodes; Imaging; Metals; Plasma applications; Plasma arc devices; Plasma materials processing applications; Plasma torches; Plasmas; Slabs

Indexed keywords

HAFNIUM; PIERCING; PLASMA ARC CUTTING; PLASMAS; SPEED; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL;

ANODES; CAMERAS; CONSUMABLES; ELECTRODES; HIGH-SPEED CAMERAS; HIGH-SPEED IMAGING; IMAGING; METALS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA ARC DEVICES; PLASMA ARCING; PLASMA MATERIALS-PROCESSING APPLICATIONS; PLASMA SCIENCE; PLASMA TORCHES; SLABS; STAINLESS STEELS;

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EID: 50249107990     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.924617     Document Type: Article

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