and Swirl Gas Angle on Evaporation of Hafnium Cathode in a Plasma Cutting Arc Nguyen Phi Long1, Y. Tanaka1, Y. Uesugi1, and Y. Yamaguchi2 1Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan 2Komatsu Industries Corporation, Japan Abstract: The effects of arc current and swirl gas angle on plasma cutting arc were investigated using a dev...