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Magnetic quenched gaps




From: 	randy-at-gte-dot-net[SMTP:randy-at-gte-dot-net]
Sent: 	Tuesday, September 23, 1997 11:12 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Magnetic quenched gaps

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> From:   randy-at-gte-dot-net[SMTP:randy-at-gte-dot-net]
> Sent:   Tuesday, September 23, 1997 9:17 PM
> To:     Tesla List
> Subject:        Re: Magnetic quenched gaps
> 
> Tesla List wrote:
> >
> > From:   Greg Leyh[SMTP:lod-at-pacbell-dot-net]
> > Sent:   Monday, September 22, 1997 5:35 PM
> > To:     Tesla List
> > Subject:        Re: FW: Magnetic quenched gaps
> >
> > David Huffman wrote:
> >
> > > I have a question/problem with magnetic quenching. I can see how the
> > > magnetic field can divert the arc in the gap and will cause it to
> > > extinguish sooner then it would without the magnet. During the time
> > > when the energy is mostly in the secondary (notch) and the gap is
> > > filled with ions with relatively little movement, the magnetic field
> > > applies very little force (F = qvB) on the stuff you want to remove
> > > from the gap. It would seem that an air blast would work as good or
> > > better since to be effective the field needs to be very large.
> >
> > The air blast definitely needs to be supersonic, if it is to displace
> > the entire gap volume in the 10's of microseconds allotted.
> > But such a blast is a double-edged sword, as it will drastically affect
> > the high current period of the arc, which should not be disturbed.
> > I suppose it's a matter of whether the gap needs so much help quenching
> > that it's worth it to reduce the gap performance somewhat.
> >
> > -GL
> 
> Hmmm.."what if"  a synchroized motor driving a piston compressor?
> I guess the inertial lag of the air column would prevent it
> accellerating supersonic......or would the motor need to be
> extremely large to stay synchronous with such a load? Just food for
> thought.
> 


RandyTo clarify...maybe... I am thinking that maybe something like an
R/C aircraft engine could be made into a (synchronous) motor driven 
compressor,
puffing air at the gap at the right frequency and phase... mebbe
adjusted with a trombone-like "delay line"....
Ohhh well, a thought.
Randy