Title :
Gliding Arc in Noble Gases Under Normal and Hypergravity Conditions
Author :
Potocnakova, Lucia ; Sperka, Jiri ; Zikan, Petr ; van Loon, Jack J. W. A. ; Beckers, Justin ; Kudrle, Vit
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Electron., Masaryk Univ., Brno, Czech Republic
Abstract :
This paper describes the gliding arc operated in four different noble gases (helium, neon, argon, and krypton) under normal gravity and hypergravity conditions up to 18 g. We studied the influence of gas flow, gas properties, and gravity-dependent buoyancy on the gliding arc behavior.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); argon; buoyancy; helium; krypton; neon; plasma diagnostics; Ar; He; Kr; Ne; gas flow; gas properties; gliding arc; gravity-dependent buoyancy; hypergravity conditions; noble gases; Argon; Discharges (electric); Electrodes; Gravity; Plasmas; Atmospheric-pressure plasma; buoyancy; gas flow; gravity; gravity.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2322452
