Experimental comparison of methods of generating hot plasmas

摘要

In order to begin a study of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)effects in high temperature gases, it was decided to develop a plasmatorch as a generator of the required high temperature gases e A devicewas needed that could operate reliably for at least severalminutes and generate adequate volumes of hot gases (about 3000 K)«Current commercial devices were beyond the financial capabilities ofthis study, so an attempt was made to develop such a device at RPI„A working model of the DC plasma torch was put in operation in thespring of I96O0