Effect of electrical-conductivity variations on the characteristics of arc discharges

Abstract
Algebraically calculated current-voltage characteristics of arc discharges are obtained with a canal model for planar and cylindrical arcs and electrical conductivity given as a power of the heat-flux potential. For slower than linear variation, the current-voltage characteristic has a distinct minimum, whereas for faster than linear variation the arc electric field tends to zero as current increases without limit.

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