• DocumentCode
    1551538
  • Title

    Computer simulation of ecton in a vacuum arc

  • Author

    Shmelev, D.L. ; Litvinov, E.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Electrophys., Acad. of Sci., Ekaterinburg, Russia
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    441
  • Lastpage
    444
  • Abstract
    The paper presents results of non-stationary two-dimensional hydrodynamic model of vacuum arc emission center-ecton. The numerical simulation was carried out for the initial stage of the operation of the ecton of a low-current vacuum arc on a copper cathode. It was shown that the current mainly flows through the edges of the emission center. A mechanism for the motion of a cathode spot has been proposed
  • Keywords
    cathodes; digital simulation; vacuum arcs; cathode spot; computer simulation; emission center-ecton; low-current vacuum arc; nonstationary model; two-dimensional hydrodynamic model; Cathodes; Computer simulation; Equations; Magnetic materials; Numerical simulation; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma temperature; Vacuum arcs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9878
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/94.788741
  • Filename
    788741