Article

Plasma Investigations
2002. V. 40. № 5. P. 644–647
Lelevkin V.M., Semenov V.F.
Multiple Arc Contraction in the Anode Region
Annotation
Magnetogasdynamic equations are used to calculate the characteristics of an open high-current arc burning between a tapered cathode and a flat anode in argon at atmospheric pressure for different values of current strength and interelectrode spacing. The possibility is established of splitting the arc in the anode region into current-conducting channels with contracted connections to the electrode surface. The calculation results are qualitatively consistent with the experimental data.
Article reference:
Lelevkin V.M., Semenov V.F. Multiple Arc Contraction in the Anode Region, High Temp., 2002. V. 40. № 5. P. 644