A Note on the Distribution of Temperature During Pot Arching J

JSGT 1934 V18 T071-T078

Investigations have been made of the temperature distribution in and around a pot during the arching period. Three such investigations are recorded, the points for temperature measurement being at the shoulder, inside and outside the base of the pot, respectively. Considerable differences in temperature have been found, which amount, in one case, to 170° between the first two positions. A gradient was found of 10° per inch across the pot bottom in each case. In two of the three tests reported there occurred frequent sudden fluctuations in temperature over the whole of the arching period.

W. Maskill