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conductedBy

• Baeva, Margarita   Person
• Benilov, Mikhail S.  Person
• Foest, Rüdiger   Person
• INP Greifswald  Institute
• Kewitz, Thorben   Person
• Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)  Institute
• Testrich, Holger   Person
• Universidade da Madeira  University
• Zhu, Tao   Person

describesMaterialEntity

• Tungsten  Target

hasMedium

• Ar  Medium
• mixtures of argon with hydrogen  Medium
• mixtures of argon with nitrogen  Medium

hasOutput

• Modelling and experimental evidence of the cathode erosion in a plasma spray torch  Dataset

hasPlasmaSource

• Oerlikon Metco F4MB-XL  Plasma Source

hasTarget

• Tungsten  Target

hasTopic

• Materials / Surfaces  Research Topic
• Plasma Chemical Processes  Research Topic
• cathode erosion  Research Topic
• convection  Research Topic
• erosion  Research Topic
• evaporation  Research Topic
• field reversal  Research Topic
• ionization layer  Research Topic

investigates

• Reversal of the electric field 
• diffusive transport 
• evaporation 
• ionization by electron impact 
• ionization of tungsten atoms 
• loss of cathode material 

involves

• Oerlikon Metco F4MB-XL  Plasma Source
• Thermal Plasma  Plasma
• Tungsten  Target
• anode 
• argon ions 
• background argon plasma  Plasma
• evaporated tungsten atoms 
• non-equilibrium plasma near the electrodes  Plasma
• tungsten cathodes 
• tungsten ions 

usesConfiguration

• Arc current of 600 A 
• Arc current of 800 A 
• Flow rates between 40 and 80 NLPM and direct electric current of several hundred amperes 
• The torch is typically operated in pure argon, and mixtures of argon with hydrogen or nitrogen with flow rates between 40 and 80 NLPM and direct electric current of several hundred amperes. 

usesDevice

• Oerlikon Metco F4MB-XL  Plasma Source

usesMaterialEntity

• Tungsten  Target
• lanthanated tungsten 

usesMethod

• Boundary Layer Model  Diagnostic Method
• Microarc Model  Diagnostic Method