A study of energy partition during arc initiation

Koutoula, Sotiria G. and Timoshkin, Igor V. and Judd, Martin D. and MacGregor, Scott J. and Wilson, Mark P. and Given, Martin J. and Wang, Tao and Harrison, Emma I. (2016) A study of energy partition during arc initiation. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 44 (10). pp. 2137-2144. ISSN 1939-9375 (https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2016.2579312)

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Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of energy partition among various physical processes during the formation of an electrical arc. Experimental work was conducted to accurately determine the energy delivered into the discharge. The transient voltage and current waveforms have been measured. An analytical model was developed which allows estimation of the energy partition in the discharge to be performed in order to evaluate risks associated with different energy components: thermal, kinetic-acoustic and light. Approximately 60% of the electrical energy is converted into mechanical work, subsequently contributing to the pressure rise. The results obtained will help in studies of safety considerations regarding hazards associated with plasma discharges in transient faults/sparks and during the onset of arcing faults (flash and blast hazards).

ORCID iDs

Koutoula, Sotiria G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8819-0237, Timoshkin, Igor V. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0380-9003, Judd, Martin D., MacGregor, Scott J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0808-585X, Wilson, Mark P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3088-8541, Given, Martin J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-2486, Wang, Tao ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3054-0772 and Harrison, Emma I.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:56667
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    31 October 2016
    Published
    22 June 2016
    Published Online
    8 June 2016
    Accepted
    Notes:Published as part of a special issue, "Pulsed Power Science & Technology". (c) 2016 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works.
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:15 Jun 2016 13:48
    Last modified:13 Nov 2024 01:12
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56667
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