MATHEMATICAL-MODELING OF HIGH-POWER TRANSFERRED ARCS

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CAO, M [1 ]
PROULX, P [1 ]
BOULOS, MI [1 ]
MOSTAGHIMI, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TORONTO,DEPT MECH ENGN,TORONTO,ON M5S 1A5,CANADA
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10.1063/1.357953
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The behavior of an argon arc in a transferred arc furnace with a cold cathode and anode has been investigated using an elliptic model with emphasis on a high-current, long arc (L=100-200 mm, I=500 A). Conservation equations for the laminar arc column are written assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium. The governing equations are solved by employing an efficient finite difference method. The anode is included in the calculation domain. Numerical calculations performed for a transferred argon arc show good agreement with temperature measurements obtained by emission spectroscopy. The results also indicate that, except in regions close to the anode, the arc behavior is parabolic. © 1994 American Institute of Physics.
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