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Analysis of erosion resistance of CuC arcing contacts manufactured by plasma spraying technology
2019, Derevyankin, P., Frolov, V., Gonzalez, D., Gortschakow, S., Methling, R., Uhrlandt, D.
Results of the erosion resistance study of the CuC electrodes manufactured by plasma spraying technology are presented. The diagnostics has have been performed by means of high-speed camera technique and optical emission spectroscopy which has been synchronised with electrical diagnostics. After the load material analyses, namely determination of mass loss and analysis of micro sections, have been done. It has been found that the erosion rate depends on conditions applied for the formation of coating layer, which was deposited either in air or in argon plasma. Furthermore, the erosion rate is significantly lower in the case of air plasma spraying.
Modelling and experimental investigations of DC electric arcs in argon and carbon dioxide
2019, Mohsni, C., Baeva, M., Franke, S., Gortschakow, S., Gonzalez, D., Araoud, Z., Charrada, K.
In this work an arc model is employed along with electric and spectroscopic measurements to study DC electric arcs in Ar and CO2. The model is aimed at describing the arc and the electrodes. Simulation and experimental results are shown for currents between 150 A and 210 A.
3D analysis of low-voltage gas-filled DC switch using simplified arc model
2019, Gortschakow, S., Gonzalez, D., Yu, S., Werner, F.
Electro-magnetic simulations have been used for the visualization of distribution of Lorentz force acting on a DC switching arc in low-voltage contactor. A simplified plasma model (black-box model) was applied for the description of arc conductivity. Arc geometry was gained from the high-speed camera images. Influence of arc position, arc current and of external magnetic field has been studied. Results have been compared with optical observations of the arc dynamics.
Influence of resonance radiation transport on chemical equilibrium in an argon arc
2019, Gortschakow, S., Kalanov, D., Golubovskii, Yu.
Deviations from chemical equilibrium in argon arc plasma are analysed by means of collisional-radiative model. Corresponding comprehensive kinetic scheme has been developed and applied form study of free-burning arc at the conditions typical for welding applications. While the natural lifetime have been used for radiation emitted from highly excited argon states, the resonance radiation was described taking into account the radiation transport effects. Resulting spatial distributions of excited argon atoms are compared for the cases of LTE and two-temperature plasma using different approaches for the description of the resonance radiation transport.