Hilde Loken Larsen
Department of Metallurgy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Trondheim, Norway
Jon Arne Bakken
NTNU, SINTEF Metallurgi Alfred Getz vei 2B N67034 ; and Department of Materials Technology and Electrochemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
A simple Channel Arc Model and a more sophisticated Magnetofluiddynamic Model have been developed to simulate high-current AC arcs with emphasis on the arc as a non-linear circuit element and as a heat source for the industrial process.