• DocumentCode
    1089538
  • Title

    Simulation of the Thermal Process of Anode in Drawn Vacuum Arc

  • Author

    Shi, Zongqian ; Jia, Shenli ; Dong, Hong ; Wang, Lijun

  • Author_Institution
    Xi´´an Jiaotong Univ., Xi´´an
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    920
  • Lastpage
    924
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a transient 2-D finite-element model was developed to simulate the anode activities of drawn vacuum arc. Some important thermal processes of anode, e.g., the temperature distribution, melt, and evaporation, have been investigated for copper vacuum arc of 27.5 kA (rms) with different separation current. The dimension of eroded region on anode due to melt and evaporation was simulated and compared with other experiments.
  • Keywords
    anodes; copper; evaporation; melting; temperature distribution; thermal properties; vacuum arcs; Cu - Element; anode activity; copper vacuum arc; current 27.5 kA; drawn vacuum arc; eroded region; evaporation; melt; temperature distribution; thermal processes; transient 2D finite-element model; Anodes; Boundary conditions; Bridge circuits; Copper; Electrodes; Finite element methods; Iron; Plasma materials processing; Plasma temperature; Vacuum arcs; Anode; simulation; thermal process; vacuum arc;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2007.896911
  • Filename
    4287082