CALCULATION OF GAS-DYNAMIC FACTORS IN THE CALCULATION OF ELECTRIC ARC HEATERS WITH VORTEX GAS STABILIZATION OF AN ARC,
Abstract
Experiments were carried out on stabilization of an arc by a vortex gas flow in an electric hydrogen heater. Boundaries of stable operation of the apparatus were found. Investigations of gas dynamics reveal an explicit similarity between the dependence of the limiting current and the tangential velocity in the electrode channel on the gas flow rate. The quantitative relation was found experimentally between the controlling parameters of the heater to express the gas-dynamic conditions of the arc stabilization at the boundary of the steady operation region. Many equations are presented for the calculation of electrical parameters and characteristic dimensions (the anode diameter) which provide a good stabilization of the arc and the required heat generation for a particular type of electrical heater.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 09, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0659912
Entities
People
- A. M. Tsirlin
- B. D. Voronin
- M. Ya. Smelyanskii
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center