2-D and 3-D fluidynamic and plasma characterization of DC transferred ARC plasma torches for metal cutting

High Temperature Material Processes

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-392

  Colombo, V ^a   Ghedini, E ^a   Masini, G ^a   Russo, D ^a   Dallavalle, S ^b   Vancini, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Cebora SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 D modelling; Computational fluid dynamics; DC transferred arc plasma sources; FLUENT code; Plasma cuttting of materials

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAT TRANSFER; METAL CUTTING; PLASMA ARC CUTTING; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

ARC PLASMA SOURCES; HAFNIUM OXIDE; HEAT TRANSFER EQUATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELLING;

PLASMA TORCHES;

EID: 33847099527     PISSN: 10933611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/HighTempMatProc.v10.i3.30     Document Type: Article

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