Thermal plasma sources: how well are they adopted to process needs?

J Mostaghimi, MI Boulos - Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 2015‏ - Springer
Thermal plasma devices have evolved over the years from an aerospace R&D tool for the
simulation of re-entry of space vehicles into powerful sources for a wide range of …

Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry: insights through computer modeling

A Bogaerts, M Aghaei - Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
In this tutorial review paper, we illustrate how computer modeling can contribute to a better
insight in inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). We start with a brief …

Plasma-digital nexus: plasma nanotechnology for the digital manufacturing age

J Hong, AB Murphy, B Ashford, PJ Cullen… - Reviews of Modern …, 2020‏ - Springer
Digital transformation in manufacturing is one of the key megatrends in the development of
the global economy and society. Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a transformative digital …

Facile and continuous synthesis of graphene nanoflakes in RF thermal plasma

M Fronczak, AM Keszler, M Mohai, B Jezsó, A Farkas… - Carbon, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to test the oxygen-containing organic compounds as prospective
precursors of graphene flakes in a radiofrequency thermal plasma jet. The research covered …

The role of transport phenomena and modeling in the development of thermal plasma technology

MI Boulos - Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 2016‏ - Springer
A brief overview is presented of the principal areas where thermal plasmas had a significant
technological impact over the past century. This is followed by an analysis of the specific role …

A two-dimensional nodal model with turbulent effects for the synthesis of Si nano-particles by inductively coupled thermal plasmas

V Colombo, E Ghedini, M Gherardi… - Plasma Sources …, 2012‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Nano-particle synthesis by means of inductively coupled plasma torches is a material
process of large technological interest. Numerous parameters are involved in the …

Evaluation of precursor evaporation in Si nanoparticle synthesis by inductively coupled thermal plasmas

V Colombo, E Ghedini, M Gherardi… - … Sources Science and …, 2013‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The evaporation of a micro-sized silicon solid precursor in a laboratory scale inductively
coupled thermal plasma system for nanoparticle synthesis is investigated numerically using …

Calculation and application of combined diffusion coefficients in thermal plasmas

AB Murphy - Scientific reports, 2014‏ - nature.com
The combined diffusion coefficient method is widely used to treat the mixing and demixing of
different plasma gases and vapours in thermal plasmas, such as welding arcs and plasma …

Recycling of used powder materials for additive manufacturing by processing in an inductively coupled plasma

KY Nagulin, AA Terentev, IS Vasilev, AK Gilmutdinov… - Powder Technology, 2025‏ - Elsevier
The morphology, fractional and elemental composition of powder materials after several
cycles of their use in additive manufacturing was investigated. A significant degradation of …

3D modelling of the synthesis of copper nanoparticles by means of a DC transferred arc twin torch plasma system

M Boselli, M Gherardi, V Colombo - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2019‏ - iopscience.iop.org
An atmospheric pressure DC transferred arc twin torch thermal plasma system has been
characterized by 3D simulation in order to assess its potential for the synthesis of Cu …