A long-scale uniform thermal plasma arc generation method and device

Abstract

The invention discloses a long-scale uniform thermal plasma arc generating method and device. The device comprises a water cooling cathode, a cathode fixing seat, a cathode end fixing nylon sleeve, anorganic glass tube, an anode end fixing nylon sleeve, an anode fixing seat, a water cooling anode, a vacuuming interface, an anode terminal and a quartz glass tube. The method is advantaged in that plasma atmosphere contamination and electrode corrosion caused by usage of moving electrodes, multi-stage cascade electrodes or introduction of conductive liquids are avoided, difficulty of obtaining long-scale thermal plasma arcs is reduced, moreover, through adjusting the work pressure, a work gas type, the discharge current, an external cooling mode and intensity of a discharge chamber, the cathode and anode spacing, etc., the long-scale uniform thermal stable plasma arcs with controllable plasma length, gas temperature and spatial distribution in the discharge chamber is obtained, and feasibility and flexibility meeting more application environments are improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of plasma physics and applied scientific research, in particular to a method and device for generating long-scale arc thermal plasma. Background technique [0002] Arc plasma belongs to an important classification of low-temperature plasma sources. It is a plasma in a local thermal equilibrium state. It has the characteristics of high current density, high gas temperature (3000K-30000K), energy concentration, low maintenance voltage, and a wide variety of working gases. It is widely used in metal cutting, welding, smelting, spraying, particle spheroidization, dielectric material processing and many other processes that cannot be completed by conventional methods. Generally speaking, DC arc plasma generators can be divided into axial type and coaxial type according to the structure, and different generator structures are selected according to different application objects. For some generators, an external magnetic fie...

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Problems solved by technology

However, these methods inevitably have some defects: the first method uses a fixed electrode to generate a smaller arc column area, and the available thermal plasma area is reduced; the second and third methods can lengthen the arc column area, increasing the arc column area. An effective thermal plasma area, however, needs to move electrodes or use multi-level electrodes, which will require special design of thermal plasma devices, such as dynamic sealing or multi-level water-cooled electrodes that are sealed and insulated in series for some applications. Increases the complexity of the equipment; the fourth method may introduce impurities, and the conductive liquid may corrode the electrode material and affect the life of the electrode

[0004] At the same time, due to the high current density and energy concentration of arc plasma, the thermal plasma arc or thermal plasma torch with conventional structure has a large temperature gradient

For example, the temperature of the gas at the nozzle of the thermal plasma generation device used for spraying is as high as tens of thousands of degrees, and the particles used for spraying are instantly melted or vaporized, and then the temperature drops sharply during the flight until it hits the substrate and cools down to form a film. Not suitable for applications such as long-scale uniform material preparation or surface treatment

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