Atmospheric-Pressure Reverse-Vortex Microwave Plasma Torch

Author

Lavrov, Boris P. ; Lavrov, Pavel B. ; Ravaev, Alexander A. ; Esakov, Igor I. ; Matveev, Igor B. ; Kirchuk, Eugene Yu

Author_Institution

Moscow Radiotechnical Inst., Moscow, Russia

Volume

39

Issue

12

fYear

2011

Firstpage

3314

Lastpage

3318

Abstract

In this paper, the authors present the results of recent developments and experimental investigations of a new atmospheric-pressure microwave plasma torch with reverse-vortex plasma stabilization and different plasma gases, such as air and nitrogen. Such a torch could be used for a variety of applications, for example, nitriding of steel and alloy surface, new materials and nanopowder production, ignition and flame control, coating, etching, and some other materials processing.

Keywords

etching; nanoparticles; plasma diagnostics; plasma instability; plasma materials processing; plasma torches; steel; vortices; atmospheric-pressure reverse-vortex microwave plasma torch; coating; etching; flame control; ignition; nanopowder production; nitridation; pressure 1 atm; reverse-vortex plasma stabilization; Combustion; Discharges; Materials processing; Microwave devices; Nanoparticles; Plasmas; Combustion; materials processing; microwave (MW); nanopowders; nonthermal plasmas; plasma; reverse vortex;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2011.2169815

Filename

6062419