Influence of torch nozzle geometry on plasma jet properties

Journal de Physique III

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1361-1375

  Chang, O H ^a   Kaminska, A ^b   Dudeck, M ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; PLASMA TORCHES; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EQUATIONS OF MASS; NON EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; TORCH NOZZLE GEOMETRY;

PLASMA JETS;

EID: 0031168473     PISSN: 11554320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/jp3:1997192     Document Type: Article

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