| publication name | STUDY OF HIGH DENSITY PLASMA SPRAY PARAMETERS USING PLASMA COAXIAL ACCELERATOR |
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| Authors | H. A. EL-GAMAL, M. A. HASSOUBA, H. A. EL-TAYEB and M. ABDUL-MONAME |
| year | 2004 |
| keywords | coaxial plasma accelerator, deposition of graphite powder |
| journal | FIZIKA B 13 (2004) 1, 23–32 |
| volume | 13 |
| issue | 1 |
| pages | 23 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Plasma accelerator was used for the deposition of a material powder placed at a breach. A capacitor bank of 46.26 μF charged to 3 kV (208.17 J) gave a peak current of 8.8 kA after 15 μs. Plasma inductance varied between 3 μH and 1.5 μH while the plasma resistance varied between 5 m and 300 m within one shot, while the electron temperature and plasma density near the substrate measured with a double electric probe was about 3 eV and 2.7 × 1013 cm−3, respectively. Carbon plasma velocity at the muzzle was 6.0 cm/μs which agrees with calculations. The deposited graphite powder showed mostly a homogeneous distribution of clusters. The total efficiency of the system, considering both the internal and kinetic energy, was found to be 10.9%.