Numerical and experimental studies on DC plasma spray torch

Vacuum

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 444-452

  Selvan, B ^a   Ramachandran, K ^b   Sreekumar, K P ^c   Thiyagarajan, T K ^c   Ananthapadmanabhan, P V ^c  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KARUNYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Arc plasma; Minimum entropy production; Numerical simulation; Plasma jet; Plasma torch

Indexed keywords

3D NUMERICAL MODEL; ARC BEHAVIOR; ARC CURRENT; ARC PLASMA; ARC VOLTAGE; COATING QUALITY; DC PLASMA; GAS FLOWRATE; MINIMUM ENTROPY; NOZZLE EXITS; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PLASMA ARC; PLASMA JET TEMPERATURE; PLASMA SPRAY TECHNIQUES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL EFFECT;

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA JETS; PLASMA SPRAYING; PLASMA TORCHES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SAILING VESSELS; SIMULATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

PLASMAS;

EID: 70649109840     PISSN: 0042207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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