C 5 F 10 O perfluoroketone (C5 PFK) is a practically non-toxic, synthetic fluid with high
dielectric strength and global warming potential below the one of CO 2 that is being …

\rmCO_2 is a possible alternative to \rmSF_6—which has a high global warming potential—
as the interruption medium in gas circuit breakers. The performance of \rmCO_2 is …

Most thermal plasma applications involve interactions between the plasma and solid or
liquid surfaces. Computational models of thermal plasma applications typically consider the …

The research on high voltage circuit breakers using SF 6 is addressed. The current state of
the art in this field is shortly reviewed and future research directions are discussed. These …

An accurate and robust method for radiative heat transfer simulation for arc applications was
presented in the previous paper (part I). In this paper a self-consistent mathematical model …

Radiative transfer is a key point for accurate simulations of arcs in high voltage circuit
breakers where the plasma is mainly composed, at high current, of a mixture of SF 6 and …

A switching arc in a model circuit breaker is studied by means of CFD simulations and
optical emission spectroscopy. The arc is initiated between tungsten–copper electrodes in a …

A transient magneto-hydrodynamic model based on@ Ansys-Fluent software applied on a
high-voltage circuit breaker (HVCB) geometry is presented. The model is turbulent (κ-ε …

In high-voltage circuit breakers (HVCBs), the representation of convection is essential to
provide a satisfactory description of the pressure increase in the heating volume or thermal …

Thermal polymer-ablation phenomena have been investigated by direct irradiation of
thermal plasmas to polymer bulk specimens using inductively coupled thermal plasma …