A simulation study of the LM-2500 gas turbine engine inventory system.
Authors
Cushing, John Scott
Gautier, William Kirten
Long, Douglas Allen
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Advisors
Hartman, J.K.
Washburn, A.R.
Date of Issue
1972
Date
March 1972
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
A theoretical study and computer analysis of the cathode
spot of a unipolar arc was conducted. The underlying theories
of Plasma Physics, Space Charge Effects, and Electron Emission
needed for an understanding of cathode phenomena are presented.
Two models of unipolar arcing are reviewed and an analysis of
the cathode spot is begun. A stationary model of the cathode
spot is formulated with a system of equations that is not
closed. A method of solution, using the Steenbeck Minimum
Principle, is utilized and a computer program developed to
determine the cathode spot parameters. Results of the analysis
are presented for arc currents of 100, 150, 175, 200, 300, and
400 Amperes. It is found that for copper stable arcs occur
only for arc currents greater than 200 Amperes.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Department of Operations Research and Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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