Title :
The computer simulation of the vacuum arc emission center
Author :
Shmelev, D.L. ; Litvinov, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electrophys., Acad. of Sci., Ekaterinburg, Russia
Abstract :
The paper presents a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model of vacuum arc emission center-“ecton”, which is an outgrowth of the one-dimensional problem that they have solved in their earlier papers. Also given are refined equations of state for matter in a transitory phase
Keywords :
electric breakdown; electrical engineering computing; electron emission; equations of state; hydrodynamic model (elementary particles); physics computing; plasma simulation; vacuum arcs; vacuum breakdown; vacuum insulation; computer simulation; equations of state; transitory phase matter; two-dimensional hydrodynamic model; vacuum arc emission center; Cathodes; Computer simulation; Copper; Equations; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Temperature distribution; Vacuum arcs;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 1996. Proceedings. ISDEIV., XVIIth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2906-6
DOI :
10.1109/DEIV.1996.545469
