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Modelling of Plasma Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Maher I. Boulos
Maher I. Boulos*
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, JiK 2R1
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Abstract

A review is made of some of the mathematical modelling work carried out over the last few years with the objective of computing the flow and temperature fields for different thermal plasma systems. Typical results are given for d.c. plasma jets, transfered and non-transfered arc plasma reactors and for inductively coupled plasma torches. This is followed by a brief discussion of the important problem of plasma-particle heat transfer.

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