Generation of Surface-Treating Plasma by a Superadiabatic Compression Ballistic Plasmatron

Author

Shmelev, Vladimir ; Podoynitsyn, Sergey ; Vasilik, Nikolay

Author_Institution

Combustion Lab., Semenov Inst. of Chem. Phys., Moscow

Volume

34

Issue

6

fYear

2006

Firstpage

2588

Lastpage

2593

Abstract

The concept of fast high-temperature surface processing (FHTSP) different materials by using compressed homogeneous dense plasma, produced by superadiabatic gas compression in a ballistic plasmatron (BP), is developed. The theory of the superadiabatic compression BP was developed and the experimental installation was created. It is shown that dense plasma can be generated with unique parameters: the temperature more than 10000 K under the compression pressure up to 1000 atm. This plasma is capable of emitting the powerful radiation flux providing the surface energy density up to 80 J/cm². This radiation flux can be used for surface treatment. The advantages of new technology are discussed

Keywords

plasma diodes; plasma heating; plasma materials processing; plasma sources; plasma temperature; 1000 atm; homogeneous dense plasma; plasma temperature; radiation flux; superadiabatic compression ballistic plasmatron; surface energy density; surface treatment; Heating; Pistons; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Plasma sources; Plasma temperature; Solids; Surface discharges; Surface treatment; Ballistic plasmatron (BP); compression; surface treatment;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2006.887744

Filename

4032907