The estimation of the current-density distribution in a moving arc root using the ART algorithm

This paper mainly contributes to the estimation of 2-D current-density distribution in a moving arc root. For this purpose, the multiple-split-cathode-with-different-slit-angle method is used to perform measurements of the linear current distribution of the arc root in seven different directions. On the basis of the measurement results, a large system of linear algebraic equations is treated with the algebraic-reconstruction-technique algorithm to obtain the 2-D current density. The calculation results indicate that the transverse profile of current density in a moving arc root can be characterized by a high-current core with two low-current hysteretic wings and that the maximum current density tends to the fore part of it. Index Terms--Algebraic-reconstruction-technique (ART) algorithm, arc root, current-density distribution, split-electrode method.