Short arcs at low current determination of the power lost by conduction into anode
- Universite Blaise Pascal, Aubiere (France)
The mechanisms occurring at the anode of an electric arc are less important compared to that at the cathode, Many studies have been carried out to get a better understanding of anode phenomena in welding, but few of them have been reported on sham am in gases then last years. In general, for short arcs, the major problem encouraged in experiment was the instability of the arc voltage. This instability depends on the phenomena associated with the existence of the arc, the erosion, the nature and surface state of the electrode materials mainly for low currents arcs. Thus, for short arcs operating in gases at low current, experimental investigations are complicated because of their inherent instability and the metal gas interaction. Moreover, because of this instability, there are less data available. In this paper, we are concerned with low arc current (2-5A) and small electrode separation (0.4-1mm). For short arcs in gases at low-current, it is known from literature that one of the important tool is the energy balance which enables to deal with the power lost by conduction into electrodes and the current density. Calorimetric observations show that about 80% of the electrical power input is lost into both electrodes mainly by conduction. In the following analysis, a simple method of determining the power lost by conduction into different anode materials using a wall stabilised arc is presented. The experimental method consists in measuring the temperature reached in steady state at different points distributed along the electrode axis, fitting the values obtained and calculating the power supplied P{sub cd} to the anode surface facing the column.
- OSTI ID:
- 226910
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950749-; TRN: 96:001471-0047
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 22. international conference on phenomena in ionized gases, Hoboken, NJ (United States), 31 Jul - 4 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of XXII International conference on phenomena in ionized gases. Contributed papers 1; Becker, K.H.; Carr, W.E.; Kunhardt, E.E. [eds.]; PB: 172 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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