DocumentCode
1442917
Title
Effect of water cooling on erosion of the copper cathode of a rotating arc
Author
Guile, A.E. ; Hitchcock, A.H.
Author_Institution
University of Leeds, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Leeds, UK
Volume
122
Issue
5
fYear
1975
fDate
5/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
579
Lastpage
580
Abstract
The paper gives measured erosion rates for copper cathodes on which 100 A arcs have been rotated in atmosphericpressure air. The erosion rate is shown to vary in a complex manner with water-cooling flow rate, with some correlation between maxima in cathode temperature and in erosion rate.
Keywords
arcs (electric); cooling; electric heating; atmospheric pressure air; continuous process heater; copper cathodes; effect of water cooling; erosion rates; rotating arc;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0020-3270
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/piee.1975.0160
Filename
5253486
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