Some features of horizontally oriented low-current electric arc in air

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Plasma Physics Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X16010153· OSTI ID:22471830

Tazmeev, Kh. K., E-mail: [e-mail] ^[1]; Tazmeev, B. Kh., E-mail: [e-mail] ^[2]

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1. Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Naberezhnye Chelny Institute (Russian Federation)
2. National Research Technical University, Naberezhnye Chelny Branch (Russian Federation)

The properties of an electric arc operating in open air at currents of lower than 1 A were studied experimentally. The rod cathode was oriented horizontally. Cylindrical rods and plane plates either installed strictly vertically in front of the cathode end or tilted at a certain angle served as the anode. It is shown that, with such an electrode configuration, it is possible to form a discharge channel much longer than the electrode gap length. Regimes of regular oscillations are revealed, and conditions for their appearance are established. The electric field strength in the arc column and the electron temperature near the anode are calculated.

• OSTI ID: 22471830
• Journal Information: Plasma Physics Reports, Vol. 42, Issue 1; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-780X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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