APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INCREASING ARC VOLTAGE AND GAS ENTHALPY IN A SELF-STABILIZING ARC HEATER

摘要

1351625 Arc gas heaters WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP 19 April 1971 [2 March 1970] 23217/71 Heading H5H The arc gas heater of Specification 1,351,626 is modified by replacing the radially slotted gas manifold ring 53, Fig. 1A, with a tangentially slotted manifold ring 511, Fig. 5. The gas passing through the annular gap 25 between the coaxial cylindrical electrodes 21, 27, thus has both a radial and tangential component. This feature, in combination with rotation of the arc by the magnetic field coils 129, 130, 141, 142, gives improved arc efficiency and properties.