Abstract
Effects caused by thermal and chemical nonequilibrium in free-burning arcs in argon are presented and discussed. The results cover a range of arc currents between 100 and 200 A, interelectrode distance of 5–10 mm, and a variation of the electrode material and the shape of the cathode tip. The results obtained show that nonequilibrium in the near-electrode regions has a strong impact on the distributions of temperatures, electric conductivity and current density, and the arc voltage. Departure from chemical nonequilibrium in the vicinity of the cathode as a result of transport processes is indicated. Moreover, overpopulation of the atomic ground state close to the arc axis, under population of the excited states in the arc periphery with respect to the equilibrium values, axial dependence of the off-axis maximum of the radial emission coefficient of Ar I at 696.5 nm, and enhanced population of the Ar (1s4) resonance level due to trapping of resonance radiation in the arc periphery are considered.
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