This invention discloses a laminar
plasma in-situ atomization
powder production device and method. The device includes a coaxially integrated laminar
radio frequency plasma torch and a supersonic laminar gas atomizing
nozzle. A
metal wire is vertically fed into the core of the
radio frequency plasma torch along its axial center. The end of the wire melts instantaneously without
crucible constraint. The resulting melt is then sheared and broken by the supersonic laminar
inert gas surrounding the outer ring of the
plasma torch outlet, achieving in-situ
powder production with simultaneous melting and atomization. This invention integrates
plasma heating and melting with supersonic gas atomization within the same
coaxial nozzle, eliminating the risk of
crucible material
contamination, avoiding component segregation problems during the
smelting of
refractory metals and
refractory high-entropy alloys, significantly improving the yield of
fine powder, and effectively suppressing the formation of
satellite powder. It is suitable for the efficient and high-purity preparation of spherical powders of high-melting-point metals such as
tungsten,
molybdenum,
tantalum,
niobium, and
rhenium, as well as their multi-component high-entropy alloys.