Control of nitrogen atomic density and enthalpy flow into reaction chamber in Ar/N2 pulse-modulated induction thermal plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2 I, 2007, Pages 197-203

  Tanaka, Yasunori ^a   Muroya, Takafumi ^a   Hayashi, Kouhei ^a   Uesugi, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enthalpy flow; Nitrogen atomic density; Pulse modulated induction thermal plasma (PMITP)

Indexed keywords

ARGON; DENSITY CONTROL (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENTHALPY; FLOW CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; THERMOMETERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ENTHALPY FLOW; NITROGEN ATOMIC DENSITY; PULSE-MODULATED INDUCTION THERMAL PLASMA; REACTION CHAMBER;

PLASMA TORCHES;

EID: 34247401631     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2007.892709     Document Type: Conference Paper

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