Heating Efficiency of Twin Torch Plasma Arc

1 Arc Plasma Torch Modeling

Arc plasma torches are the primary components of various industrial thermal plasma processes involving plasma spraying, metal cutting and welding, thermal plasma CVD, metal melting and remelting, waste treatment and gas production. They are relatively simple devices whose operation implies intricate thermal, chemical, electrical, and fluid dynamics phenomena. Modeling may be used as a means to ...

Numerical Modelling of a Cutting Arc Torch

Factors Affecting the Capture Efficiency of a Fume Extraction Torch for Gas Metal Arc Welding

Welding fumes are classified as Group 2B 'possibly carcinogenic' and this prompts to the implementation of local exhaust ventilation (LEV). The fume extraction torch with LEV integrated into the tool is the most attractive solution but its capture efficiency is often disappointing in practice. This study assesses the main parameters affecting fume capture efficiency namely the extraction flow r...

Effect of Asymmetrical Distribution of Current Density on the Three-Dimensional Non-Transferred Arc Plasma Torch

In this study, three-dimensional steady-state non-transferred arc plasma torch was investigated by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method with user defined function (UDF). Two-equation current density profile was developed to simulate the complex plasma flow inside the torch. The effect of asymmetric distribution of current density (ADCD), particularly the deviation distance (distance betwee...

Multiscale Finite Element Modeling of Arc Dynamics in a DC Plasma Torch

The dynamics of the electric arc inside a direct current non-transferred arc plasma torch are simulated using a three-dimensional, transient, equilibrium model. The fluid and electromagnetic equations are solved numerically in a fully coupled approach by a multiscale finite element method. Simulations of a torch operating with argon and argon-hydrogen under different operating conditions are pr...