A computational examination of the sources of statistical variance in particle parameters during thermal plasma spraying

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-324

  Williamson, R L ^a   Fincke, J R ^a   Chang, C H ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational model; Particle injection; Plasma jet; Plasma spraying

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034340692     PISSN: 02724324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007088110319     Document Type: Article

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