Kinetic modelling of a N2 flowing microwave discharge with CH4 addition in the post-discharge for nitrocarburizing treatments

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3620-3632

  Pintassilgo, C D ^a,b   Jaoul, C ^c   Loureiro, J ^a   Belmonte, T ^d   Czerwiec, T ^d  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^d INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; KINETIC ENERGY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

KINETIC MODELLING; NITROCARBURIZING TREATMENTS; NITROGEN MICROWAVE DISCHARGE;

NITROGEN;

EID: 34547329628     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/12/011     Document Type: Article

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