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Comparative Observation of Ar, Ar-H_2 and Ar-N_2 DC Arc Plasma Jets and Their Arc Root Behaviour at Reduced Pressure

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Results observed experimentally are presented, about the DC arc plasma jets and their arc-root behaviour generated at reduced gas pressure without or with an applied magnetic field. Pure argon, argon-hydrogen or argon-nitrogen mixture was used as the plasma-forming gas. A specially designed copper mirror was used for a better observation of the arc-root behaviour on the anode surface of the DC non-transferred arc plasma torch. It was found that in the cases without an applied magnetic field, the laminar plasma jets were stable and approximately axisymmetrical. The arc-root attachment on the anode surface was completely diffusive when argon was used as the plasma-forming gas, while the arc-root attachment often became constrictive when hydrogen or nitrogen was added into the argon. As an external magnetic field was applied, the arc root tended to rotate along the anode surface of the non-transferred arc plasma torch.

arc plasma torchplasma jetarc root behaviourimaging techniquereduced pressuremagnetic field effect

PAN Wenxia、MENG Xian、LI Teng、CHEN Xi、WU Chengkang

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Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China

2007

Plasma science & technology

Plasma science & technology

SCI
ISSN:1009-0630
年,卷(期):2007.9(2)