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Dynamic behaviour of electric arc gas discharge

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The time-dependent energy and circuit equations are solved numerically to obtain temperature profiles, current-voltage characteristics and electric field strength vs axial temperature diagrams in the asymptotic region of a wall-stabilized electric arc operated in nitrogen. Dynamic current-voltage characteristics and transient phenomena of the formation of the stationary state during the spark ignition phase are studied. The arc timeconstant for free decay is computed and compared with approximate analytical results. It is found that for fixed initial conditions the arc response to the variable applied voltage is several times longer than the arc time-constant for free decay.

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  1. Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Acad. Sci., Za Slovankou 3, P.O. Box 17, 182 11, Praha 8, Czech Republic

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The author is grateful to Dr. Z. Sedláček, Dr. M. Hrabovský and Dr. R. Klíma for their stimulating advices and helpful comments.

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Jeništa, J. Dynamic behaviour of electric arc gas discharge. Czech J Phys 44, 19–33 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691747

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