Characterization of Ultrahigh Pressure Nitrogen Arc Using Black Box Arc Model
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https://doi.org/10.14311/ppt.2023.3.127Keywords:
switchgear, arc discharge, time constant, cooling power, supercritical fluidAbstract
In this paper, the effect of filling pressure on the black box arc parameters of nitrogen arc is reported using Mayr arc model. The arc current is approximately 130 A at 190 Hz. The filling pressure is varied at absolute pressure of 1, 20, and 40 bar. A phase transition from gas to supercritical state occurs when the pressure of nitrogen exceeds 33.5 bar at room temperature. To determine the effect of forced cooling, first, the free-burning arc is studied at different filling pressures. Afterwards, a self-blast arrangement is used where gas is blown into the arc near current zero. It has been observed that, without forced gas flow, both the time constant and the cooling power of the arc increase with the filling pressure. The forced cooling, however, reduces the time constant and further enhances the cooling power, thus facilitating the current interruption.
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