Modeling of an inductively coupled plasma for the synthesis of nanoparticles

Proceedings of the International Thermal Spray Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 690-697

  Bolot, Rodolphe ^a   Coddet, Christian ^a   Schreuders, Cornells ^b   Leparoux, Marc ^b   Siegmann, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CFD modeling; ICP plasmas; Nanoparticle synthesis

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; PESTICIDES; PHOTORESISTS; PLASMAS; QUENCHING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL SPRAYING;

CFD MODELING; COUPLED PLASMAS; CURRENT FREQUENCIES; GAS-FLOW RATES; GAS-QUENCHING; HIGH PURITIES; HIGH TEMPERATURES; ICP PLASMAS; INDUCTION PLASMAS; LOW VELOCITIES; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIS; NON-INTRUSIVE DIAGNOSTICS; NUMERICAL MODELING; PLASMA CORES; PRECURSOR MATERIALS; PRESSURE LEVELS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELS;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA;

EID: 59349087788     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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