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An Investigation of the High Pressure Electrodeless Arc in Air.

AD685779

Publication Date	1969
Personal Author	Hollister, D. D.
Page Count	245
Abstract	The equation of energy balance for the high pressure electrodeless arc in air is numerically integrated and agreement with the Thomason Eddy Current theory is found. Scaling laws are derived for purposes of engineering analysis and design. Conceptual designs for high pressure electrodeless and DC arc heaters are compared at the fifty megawatt level in a flowing plasma system. The electrodeless technique is found to be somewhat more efficient than the DC technique in this comparison. (Author)
Keywords	Electric arcs Radiofrequency Arc heaters Test facilities Plasma medium Alternating current Magnetohydrodynamics Electrodes Wind tunnels Heaters
NTIS Subject Category	46 - Physics 46G - Plasma Physics 94K - Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation
Corporate Authors	Philco-Ford Corp Newport Beach Calif Aeronutronic Div
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept. Nov 67-Nov 68.
NTIS Issue Number	196912
Contract Number	F33615-68-C-1137

An Investigation of the High Pressure Electrodeless Arc in Air.

An Investigation of the High Pressure Electrodeless Arc in Air.
AD685779

Publication Date	1969
Personal Author	Hollister, D. D.
Page Count	245
Abstract	The equation of energy balance for the high pressure electrodeless arc in air is numerically integrated and agreement with the Thomason Eddy Current theory is found. Scaling laws are derived for purposes of engineering analysis and design. Conceptual designs for high pressure electrodeless and DC arc heaters are compared at the fifty megawatt level in a flowing plasma system. The electrodeless technique is found to be somewhat more efficient than the DC technique in this comparison. (Author)
Keywords	Electric arcs Radiofrequency Arc heaters Test facilities Plasma medium Alternating current Magnetohydrodynamics Electrodes Wind tunnels Heaters
NTIS Subject Category	46 - Physics 46G - Plasma Physics 94K - Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation
Corporate Authors	Philco-Ford Corp Newport Beach Calif Aeronutronic Div
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept. Nov 67-Nov 68.
NTIS Issue Number	196912
Contract Number	F33615-68-C-1137