Thermal Plasmas, Arcs, and Breakdown

Presentations

• Three -- dimensional mapping of electron temperature and electron density in an arc -- anode boundary layer

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2006, 4:00 PM – Oct. 11, 2006, 4:15 PM

  Authors

  • Guang Yang

  • Joachim Heberlein

    • University of Minnesota

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• 3D Finite Element Modeling of Arc and Jet Dynamics in a DC Plasma Torch

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2006, 4:15 PM – Oct. 11, 2006, 4:30 PM

  Authors

  • Juan Trelles

  • Emil Pfender

  • Joachim Heberlein

    • Dept of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Minnesota
    • University of Minnesota
    • University of Mineesota

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• Numerical investigation of stability of current transfer to thermionic cathodes

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2006, 4:30 PM – Oct. 11, 2006, 4:45 PM

  Authors

  • Maria Jose Faria

  • Mikhail Benilov

    • Departamento de Fisica, Universidade da Madeira, Largo do Municipio, 9000 Funchal, Portugal

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• Advanced Modeling of Thermal Plasmas for Industrial Applications

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2006, 4:45 PM – Oct. 11, 2006, 5:00 PM

  Authors

  • Vittorio Colombo

  • Emanuele Ghedini

    • C.I.R.A.M. and D.I.E.M., University of Bologna

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• Electric field measurements in moving ionization fronts during plasma breakdown

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2006, 5:00 PM – Oct. 11, 2006, 5:15 PM

  Authors

  • Erik Wagenaars

  • Gerrit Kroesen

    • Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

  • Mark Bowden

    • The Open University, United Kingdom

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• Steady-State Model for Laser-Guided Lightning-Like Discharges

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2006, 5:15 PM – Oct. 11, 2006, 5:30 PM

  Authors

  • M. Lampe

  • R. Fernsler

  • S. Slinker

  • D. Gordon

  • P. Sprangle

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

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• Simulation of the Plasma Dynamics at the Ionization Front of High Pressure Discharges Using Monte Carlo Methods on an Adaptive Mesh

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2006, 5:30 PM – Oct. 11, 2006, 5:45 PM

  Authors

  • Ananth N. Bhoj

    • University of Illinois

  • Mark J. Kushner

    • Iowa State University

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• Measuring the electrical breakdown of air for very small electrode separations

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2006, 5:45 PM – Oct. 11, 2006, 6:00 PM

  Authors

  • Emmanouel Hourdakis

  • Garnett W. Bryant

  • Neil M. Zimmerman

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology

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