Free Burning (Adjective)
Meaning
(of an electric arc) continuous; "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Free-burning electric arcs can demonstrate a relatively higher energy transfer rate when compared with constricted arcs.
- Heat transfer to the anode in free-burning arcs is significantly higher than constricted arcs due to the increased contact area.
- Arc length in free-burning arcs is inversely proportional to the current intensity and directly proportional to the voltage intensity.
- A longer free-burning arc is commonly observed in industrial applications where an air circuit breaker operates.
- In free-burning arcs with high current, there is significant ionization and excitation of the surrounding atmospheric gases, resulting in considerable heat transfer.