Title :
Determination of the characteristics of an electric arc plasma contaminated by vapors from insulators
Author :
Abbaoui, M. ; Cheminat, B.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys. des Materiaux, Blaise Pascal Univ., Aubiere, France
fDate :
2/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Results are presented from an experimental study (at atmospheric pressure) carried out on plasma penetrated by vapors from different industrial insulators. The data describe the influence of each insulator type upon the characteristics of the electric arc plasma, i.e. the resulting increase of the temperature, electronic density, electric field, and extinction velocity of the arc. Measurements were made spectrometrically and by means of probes
Keywords :
arcs (electric); plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma impurities; plasma probes; plasma temperature; plasma transport processes; contamination; electric arc plasma; electric field; electronic density; extinction velocity; industrial insulators; probes; spectrometric measurement; temperature; vapors; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Probes; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
