Plasma torch
Encyclopedia
A plasma torch is a device for generating a directed flow of plasma
. The plasma jet can be used for applications including plasma cutting
, plasma spraying, and plasma arc waste disposal
.
Plasma (physics)
In physics and chemistry, plasma is a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. Heating a gas may ionize its molecules or atoms , thus turning it into a plasma, which contains charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons or ions...
. The plasma jet can be used for applications including plasma cutting
Plasma cutting
Plasma cutting is a process that is used to cut steel and other metals of different thicknesses using a plasma torch...
, plasma spraying, and plasma arc waste disposal
Plasma arc waste disposal
Plasma arc gasification or Plasma Gasification Process abbreviated PGP is a waste treatment technology that uses electrical energy and the high temperatures created by an electric arc gasifier. This arc breaks down waste primarily into elemental gas and solid waste , in a device called a plasma...
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