• DocumentCode
    2234
  • Title

    Plasma Characteristics of DC Hydrogen—Nitrogen Mixed Gas Arc Under High Pressure

  • Author

    Xin Chao ; Wu Jianwen ; Liu Bin ; Li Peng

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Beihang Univ., Beijing, China
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Oct. 2014
  • Firstpage
    2722
  • Lastpage
    2723
  • Abstract
    In this paper, dc arc characteristics in different high pressure gas atmospheres were studied, both in pure N2 and in mixed gases of 20%N2 and 80%H2 at 5 atm. The experiments were conducted in a demountable arc-quenching chamber with double contacts and a transparent glass shield in a 270 V dc circuit. With a high-speed camera, the arc motion is analyzed. The results indicate that H2 and N2 mixed gases have better performance for dc arc extinguishing. Images of pure N2 and 20%N2-80%H2 mixed gas dc arc appearances are presented.
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); gas mixtures; hydrogen; nitrogen; plasma diagnostics; DC hydrogen-nitrogen mixed gas arc; N2-H2; arc motion; arc-quenching chamber; high-speed camera; plasma characteristics; pressure 5 atm; transparent glass shield; voltage 270 V; Cameras; Contacts; Dielectrics; Gases; Glass; Plasmas; Switches; Arc motion; dc arc switch; mixed gas arc;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2014.2340432
  • Filename
    6867382