ENHANCING PLASMA TORCH EFFICIENCY: WET STEAM COOLING
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The efficient use of wet steam for plasma torch cooling and water plasma generation is important for reliable plasma generator design. Wet steam, due to phase transformation capability, improves heat removal at lower gas flow rates if compared to liquid water. To evaluate the wet steam cooling potential, a numerical model is proposed, incorporating governing equations (mass, momentum, energy, current, and Ampere’s law) are expressed in the cylindrical coordinate system. The model is applied to investigate the wet steam cooling feasibility for the anode of a direct current plasma torch with non-transferred arc. Electric arc modeling examines anode spot location and anode surface temperature distribution for a 120 A arc current and gas flow rates of 42, 90, and 140 l/min under steady flow conditions. Analysis of spatial vapor content distribution in the refrigeration channel highlights unfavorable conditions when wet steam becomes dry.
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heat transfer, multiphase flow, numerical simulation, plasma torch
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Plasma Physics and Technology, v. 11, n. 3, p. 67-71, 2024.
