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Title: Driven Motion and Instability of an Atmospheric Pressure Arc

Abstract

Atmospheric pressure arcs are used extensively in applications such as welding and metallurgy. However, comparatively little is known of the physics of such arcs in external magnetic fields and the mechanisms of the instabilities present. In order to address questions of equilibrium and stability of such arcs, an experimental arc furnace is constructed and operated in air with graphite cathode and steel anode at currents 100-250 A. The arc is diagnosed with a gated intensified camera and a collimated photodiode array, as well as fast voltage and current probes.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
15034
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3398
TRN: US0204507
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH03073
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ANODES; ARC FURNACES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATHODES; ENERGY; GRAPHITE; INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; METALLURGY; PHOTODIODES; PHYSICS; STABILITY; STEELS; WELDING

Citation Formats

Karasik, Max. Driven Motion and Instability of an Atmospheric Pressure Arc. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.2172/15034.
Karasik, Max. Driven Motion and Instability of an Atmospheric Pressure Arc. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/15034
Karasik, Max. 1999. "Driven Motion and Instability of an Atmospheric Pressure Arc". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/15034. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15034.
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abstractNote = {Atmospheric pressure arcs are used extensively in applications such as welding and metallurgy. However, comparatively little is known of the physics of such arcs in external magnetic fields and the mechanisms of the instabilities present. In order to address questions of equilibrium and stability of such arcs, an experimental arc furnace is constructed and operated in air with graphite cathode and steel anode at currents 100-250 A. The arc is diagnosed with a gated intensified camera and a collimated photodiode array, as well as fast voltage and current probes.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
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