On the influence of tungsten impurities on the transport properties of thermal plasma

摘要

The influence of tungsten impurities on the transport properties of thermal plasma is considered in the ambient atmosphere of argon. The calculations are carried out on the base of Grad’s method, and it is shown that a small amount of tungsten causes the essential changes in the values of transport coefficients in comparison with the case of pure argon. It is revealed that the influence of the Ramsauer effect on transport properties can be neutralized by additions of metal into ambient argon.