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Chin. Phys. B, 2017, Vol. 26(8): 085207    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/8/085207
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Characteristics of helium DC plasma jets at atmospheric pressure with multiple cathodes

Cheng Wang(王城)1, Zelong Zhang(张泽龙)1, Haichao Cui(崔海超)1, Weiluo Xia(夏维珞)2, Weidong Xia(夏维东)1
1 Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China;
2 Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Abstract  

A novel DC plasma torch with multiple cathodes is developed for generating laminar, transitional and turbulent plasma jets. The jet's characteristics, including jet appearance, voltage fluctuation, thermal efficiency, specific enthalpy, and distributions of temperature, pressure, and velocity, are experimentally investigated. The results show that as the gas flow rate increases, the plasma jet transforms first from the laminar state to the transitional state and second to the turbulent state. Compared with the transitional/turbulent jet, the laminar jet possesses not only a better stability and a longer high-temperature zone but also a higher average/core temperature and a higher specific enthalpy at the nozzle's outlet. With the change of jet states from the laminar to the turbulent flow, the core pressure and velocity at the nozzle's outlet increase, while the decaying rates of temperature/pressure/velocity along the jet's axial direction increase sharply. Furthermore, applications of laminar, transitional and turbulent jets for zirconia spray coating are described. The test results indicate that the long laminar jet is favorable for the deposition of a high-quality coating because the powder particles injected into the laminar jet may have better heating and lower kinetic energy.

Keywords:  arc plasma jet      jet appearance      jet parameters distribution      zirconia coating  
Received:  17 March 2017      Revised:  16 May 2017      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  52.75.Hn (Plasma torches)  
  52.80.Mg (Arcs; sparks; lightning; atmospheric electricity)  
  52.70.-m (Plasma diagnostic techniques and instrumentation)  
  52.77.Fv (High-pressure, high-current plasmas)  
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11475174 and 11675177) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. WK2090130021).

Corresponding Authors:  Cheng Wang     E-mail:  awcheng@mail.ustc.edu.cn
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Cheng Wang(王城), Zelong Zhang(张泽龙), Haichao Cui(崔海超), Weiluo Xia(夏维珞), Weidong Xia(夏维东) Characteristics of helium DC plasma jets at atmospheric pressure with multiple cathodes 2017 Chin. Phys. B 26 085207

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