• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 34, Issue 7, 075003 (2022)
Hongyu Dai, Jingrun Guo, Bin Yu, Hao Shen, and Li Li*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202234.220002 Cite this Article
    Hongyu Dai, Jingrun Guo, Bin Yu, Hao Shen, Li Li. Effect of high-current pulsed arc on the evaporation characteristics of graphite electrode[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(7): 075003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of graphite electrode position in spark gap switch
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of graphite electrode position in spark gap switch
    Computational region of MHD model
    Fig. 2. Computational region of MHD model
    Five typical switching pulse discharge current waveforms
    Fig. 3. Five typical switching pulse discharge current waveforms
    Model calculation results
    Fig. 4. Model calculation results
    Calculation of heat flux on cathode and anode surface
    Fig. 5. Calculation of heat flux on cathode and anode surface
    Heat energy distribution of cathode and anode
    Fig. 6. Heat energy distribution of cathode and anode
    Calculation results of anode temperature
    Fig. 7. Calculation results of anode temperature
    Macro and micro photos of graphite electrode surface ablation
    Fig. 8. Macro and micro photos of graphite electrode surface ablation
    Mass fraction of graphite vapor on anode surface with time
    Fig. 9. Mass fraction of graphite vapor on anode surface with time
    Variation of evaporation quality of graphite with time
    Fig. 10. Variation of evaporation quality of graphite with time
    Variation of cathode and anode mass with discharge times
    Fig. 11. Variation of cathode and anode mass with discharge times
    boundarytypetemperature/Kelectric potentialmagnetic potential
    AB, EFwall1000${{\partial \varphi } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\partial \varphi } {\partial n}}} \right. } {\partial n}} = 0$${{\partial A} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\partial A} {\partial n}}} \right. } {\partial n}} = 0$
    BC, DE, FG, HAwall1000${{\partial \varphi } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\partial \varphi } {\partial n}}} \right. } {\partial n}} = 0$${{\partial A} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\partial A} {\partial n}}} \right. } {\partial n}} = 0$
    CDwall (cathode)1000$j = - \sigma {{\partial \varphi } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\partial \varphi } {\partial n}}} \right. } {\partial n}}$${{\partial A} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\partial A} {\partial n}}} \right. } {\partial n}} = 0$
    GHwall (anode)1000$\varphi = 0$${{\partial A} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\partial A} {\partial n}}} \right. } {\partial n}} = 0$
    Table 1. Setting of boundary conditions of MHD model
    Hongyu Dai, Jingrun Guo, Bin Yu, Hao Shen, Li Li. Effect of high-current pulsed arc on the evaporation characteristics of graphite electrode[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(7): 075003
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