Heavy-current arc discharges initiated in breaking tubular electrodes were studied. The action of transonic gas flow on discharge electrical characteristics in the case of interelectrode gap monotonic increase was investigated. The electrode mean velocity amounted to 10–40 m/s. All the experiments were carried out on a model of a single-shot circuit breaker with an explosive actuator for breaking a current-carrying element.
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