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The Mathematical Modelling of Transport Phenomena in Non-Transferred Plasma Systems: Accomplishments and Unresolved Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

A. H. Dilawari  and
J. Szekely
A. H. Dilawari
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
J. Szekely
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, on leave of absence from Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore -1, PAKISTAN
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Abstract

An overview is presented of transport phenomena in non-transferred plasma arc systems. It has been shown that while the modelling of these systems involves the standard application of computational fluid mechanics techniques, numerous pitfalls may be encountered in practice. A detailed discussion of these is presented, with emphasis on the torch inlet conditions, the effect of swirl, the temperature dependence of the system properties and the laminar-turbulent transition in the system. A critical comparison is presented with experimental measurements, and the necessary future work is also outlined.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 98: Symposium K – Plasma Processing and Synthesis of Materials II , 1987 , 3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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