Plasma-kg

consistsOf

• WL10 cathode 
• cathode base 
• nozzle 
• tungsten cathodes 

developedBy

• Oerlikon Metco 

diagnosedUsing

• Boundary Layer Model  Diagnostic Method
• Microarc Model  Diagnostic Method

generates

• Argon plasma  Plasma
• Thermal Plasma  Plasma
• background argon plasma  Plasma
• non-equilibrium plasma near the electrodes  Plasma
• plasma jet in a mixture of Ar and H2  Plasma
• pure Ar plasma  Plasma

hasApplicationField

• Plasma Spraying  Application Field
• coating  Application Field
• plasma spraying  Application Field

hasConfiguration

• Arc current of 600 A 
• Arc current of 800 A 
• Configuration for Oerlikon Metco F4MB-XL in Ar/H2 mixture: Electric current = 600 A; Gas feed = mixture of Ar (40 NLPM) and H2 (14 NLPM) 
• Configuration for Oerlikon Metco F4MB-XL in pure Ar: Electric current = 600 A; Gas feed = pure Ar 
• Electric current: 600 A; Gas flow rate: 40 NLPM 
• Electric current: 600 A; Gas flow rate: 60 NLPM 
• Electric current: 600 A; Gas flow rate: 80 NLPM 
• Electric current: 800 A; Gas flow rate: 40 NLPM 
• Electric current: 800 A; Gas flow rate: 60 NLPM 
• Electric current: 800 A; Gas flow rate: 80 NLPM 
• Flow rates between 40 and 80 NLPM and direct electric current of several hundred amperes 

hasDescription

• Flow rates between 40 and 80 NLPM and direct electric current of several hundred amperes 
• Properties of Oerlikon Metco F4MB-XL: single-cathode and single-anode arrangement; WL10 cathode made of lantanated tungsten; nozzle is cylindrically symmetric and serves as anode; cylindrical fragment is partly made of tungsten; cathode base and nozzle are water cooled; gas is fed between the cathode and the anode; electric current is 600 A 

hasDeviceType

• Plasma Torch  Plasma Source Type

hasProperty

• single-cathode and a single-anode arrangement 
• water cooled cathode base and nozzle 

hasSpecification

• DC, atmospheric pressure, thermal 
• Specification for Oerlikon Metco F4MB-XL: DC, thermal, atmospheric pressure 
• Specification for Oerlikon Metco F4MB-XL: DC; atmospheric pressure; thermal; single-cathode and single-anode arrangement; water cooled cathode base and nozzle; gas is fed between the cathode and the anode 

involvedIn

• Modelling and experimental evidence of the cathode erosion in a plasma spray torch  Plasma Study
• Self-consistent Cathode-Plasma Coupling and Role of the Fluid Flow Approach in Torch Modelling  Plasma Study

plasmaSourceOf

• Effect of a spatially fluctuating heating of particles in a plasma spray process  Plasma Study
• Modelling and experimental evidence of the cathode erosion in a plasma spray torch  Plasma Study
• Self-consistent Cathode-Plasma Coupling and Role of the Fluid Flow Approach in Torch Modelling  Plasma Study

treats

• Al_2O_3 particles  Target
• substrate  Target
• tungsten cathodes 

usedIn

• Effect of a spatially fluctuating heating of particles in a plasma spray process  Plasma Study
• Modelling and experimental evidence of the cathode erosion in a plasma spray torch  Plasma Study

usesMedium

• Ar  Medium
• Pure argon  Medium
• mixture of Ar and H2  Medium
• mixtures of argon with hydrogen  Medium
• mixtures of argon with nitrogen  Medium