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Numerical investigation of the stability of stationary solutions in the theory of cathode spots in arcs in vacuum and ambient gas
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The stability of stationary spots on cathodes of arcs in vacuum and ambient gas is investigated
by means of the simulation of the temporal evolution of perturbations imposed over
steady-state solutions. Two cases of loading conditions are considered, namely, spots
operating at a fixed current (the case typical of small-scale experiments) and spots operating at
a fixed voltage (the case typical of high-power circuit breakers). Results are reported on spots
on large copper cathodes of vacuum arcs and on spots on tungsten cathodes of high-pressure
argon arcs. It is shown, in particular, that if the ballast resistance in small-scale laboratory
experiments with a high-current arc is insufficient, the potential consequence may be a thermal
explosion of a spot, if the arc burns in vacuum, and massive melting of the cathode surface, if
the arc burns in ambient gas. This conclusion conforms to trends observed in the experiment.
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Stability Cathode spots Stationary solutions Arcs in vacuum and ambient gas . Faculdade de ciências Exatas e da Engenharia
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Citação
Benilov, M. S., Cunha, M. D., Hartmann, W., & Wenzel, N. (2014). Numerical investigation of the stability of stationary solutions in the theory of cathode spots in arcs in vacuum and ambient gas. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 23(5), 054007.
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IOP Publishing