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Fluctuation-Coupling of Cathode Cavity Pressure and Arc Voltage in a dc Plasma Torch with a Long Inter-Electrode Channel at Reduced Pressure |
| CAO Jin-Wen, HUANG He-Ji**, PAN Wen-Xia |
State Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
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CAO Jin-Wen, HUANG He-Ji, PAN Wen-Xia 2014 Chin. Phys. Lett. 31 115202 |
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Abstract Fluctuations of cathode cavity pressure and arc voltage are observed experimentally in a dc plasma torch with a long inter-electrode channel. The results show that they have the same frequency of around 4 kHz under typical experimental conditions. The observed phase difference between the pressure and the voltage, which is influenced by the path length between the pressure sensor and the cathode cavity, varies with different input powers. Combined with numerical simulation, the position of the pressure perturbation origin is estimated, and the results show that it is located at 0.01–0.05 m upstream of the inter-electrode channel outlet.
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Published: 28 November 2014
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52.25.Gj
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(Fluctuation and chaos phenomena)
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52.70.-m
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(Plasma diagnostic techniques and instrumentation)
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