Title :
Images of a Large-Scale Magnetically Rotating Arc
Author :
Li, Lin-cun ; Chen, Quan ; Zhou, He-Ling ; Xia, Wei-Dong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Thermal Sci. & Energy Eng., Univ. of Sci. & Technol. of China, Hefei
Abstract :
In a large-scale magnetically rotating arc generator, with the increase in arc current and applied magnetic-field strength, the contractive arc column gradually disperses to diffuse plasma, and finally, this kind of diffuse plasma can fill the entire cross section of the generator.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); plasma magnetohydrodynamics; arc current; contractive arc column; diffuse plasma; large-scale magnetically rotating arc generator; Diffuse plasma; magnetically rotating arc;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.920976
