Understanding plasma fluid dynamics inside plasma torches through advanced modeling

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2 PART 1, 2008, Pages 389-402

  Colombo, Vittorio ^a   Concetti, Alessia ^a   Ghedini, Emanuele ^a   Dallavalle, Silvano ^b   Vancini, Mauro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Cebora SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Numerical modeling; Plasma applications; Plasma torches; Plasma arc devices

Indexed keywords

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA TURBULENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

DUAL-GAS PLASMA TORCHES; HEAT-TRANSFER EQUATIONS; PLASMA FLUID DYNAMICS; PLASMA-ARC DEVICES;

PLASMA TORCHES;

EID: 42649089814     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.918664     Document Type: Conference Paper

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