GB959464A - Arc chamber - Google Patents

Arc chamber

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GB959464A
GB959464A GB908161A GB908161A GB959464A GB 959464 A GB959464 A GB 959464A GB 908161 A GB908161 A GB 908161A GB 908161 A GB908161 A GB 908161A GB 959464 A GB959464 A GB 959464A
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Prior art keywords
arc
gas
electrodes
discharge means
connection
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Expired
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GB908161A
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Priority claimed from US19528A external-priority patent/US3048736A/en
Priority claimed from US25762A external-priority patent/US3078383A/en
Application filed by Westinghouse Electric Corp filed Critical Westinghouse Electric Corp
Publication of GB959464A publication Critical patent/GB959464A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/24—Generating plasma
    • H05H1/48—Generating plasma using an arc
    • H05H1/50—Generating plasma using an arc and using applied magnetic fields, e.g. for focusing or rotating the arc

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Discharge Heating (AREA)

Abstract

959,464. Arc blow-torches. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION. March 13, 1961 [April 4, 1960; April 29, 1960], No. 9081/61. Heading H5H. In an arc-heating apparatus, for increasing the enthralpy of a gas, in which an arc between coaxial ring electrodes 4 is rotated by magnetic coils 6, the region defined by the rotating arc is surrounded by a sleeve 14 acting as a heat shield and designed to permit the passage of gas through the arc to a central region which is free from any cooling means and is coaxially disposed with respect to a gas - discharge means. The gas - discharge means shown is a nozzle block 12 for connection to a hypersonic wind tunnel, but other discharge means such as an exhaust tube or vent may be used in other applications such as the magnetohydrodynamic generation of electric power or the fixation and synthesis of chemical compounds. The electrodes 4 may have an arcing surface of copper-tungsten, platinum or irridium, and the power supply is by way of connections 44 and 46 also serving as inlet and outlet for supply of water or oil to cooling coils embedded in the electrodes. The power supply may be D.C. or single or polyphase A.C. In the last case additional ring electrodes 4 are provided for connection to the individual phases. Gas under pressure is admitted through a flange connection 8 and enters the arc chamber through tangential openings 56 in the sleeve 14. An observation window 40 is provided. One or more of the electrodes 4 may be movable.
GB908161A 1960-04-04 1961-03-13 Arc chamber Expired GB959464A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US19528A US3048736A (en) 1960-04-04 1960-04-04 Arc chamber
US25762A US3078383A (en) 1960-04-29 1960-04-29 Arc chamber

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GB959464A true GB959464A (en) 1964-06-03

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1287230B (en) * 1964-10-14 1969-01-16 Westinghouse Electric Corp Process for operating an alternating current-fed plasma jet generator and arrangement for carrying out the process
EP0314791A4 (en) * 1986-08-05 1988-12-01 Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd Electrode structure of a non-transfer-type plasma torch.
CN107072028A (en) * 2017-06-28 2017-08-18 衢州昀睿工业设计有限公司 Utilize the device for cooling down waterpower rotation electrode

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1287230B (en) * 1964-10-14 1969-01-16 Westinghouse Electric Corp Process for operating an alternating current-fed plasma jet generator and arrangement for carrying out the process
EP0314791A4 (en) * 1986-08-05 1988-12-01 Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd Electrode structure of a non-transfer-type plasma torch.
EP0314791A1 (en) * 1986-08-05 1989-05-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho Electrode structure of a non-transfer-type plasma torch
CN107072028A (en) * 2017-06-28 2017-08-18 衢州昀睿工业设计有限公司 Utilize the device for cooling down waterpower rotation electrode

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