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Research needs in ARC Technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

J. V. R. Heberlein
J. V. R. Heberlein*
Affiliation:
Westinghouse R&D Center 1310 Beulah Road Pittsburgh, PA 15235
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Abstract

The state of the art and the research needs of selected applications of arc technology are described. The selected applications include plasma torch design, plasma synthesis of materials, plasma chemical synthesis and metallurgical processing. The research areas where results can have the broadest impact on the technology are electrode effects, plasma fluid dynamics and non-equilibrium effects.

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