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ISSN Imprimir: 1093-3611
ISSN On-line: 1940-4360
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OSCILLATIONS IN DC PLASMA JET AT REDUCED PRESSURES
RESUMO
The oscillations of dc plasma jet generated by the hybrid water/argon plasma torch with external anode were studied at different ambient pressures. Fluctuations of plasma radiation from jet were recorded using system of photo-diodes with high frequency response. The frequency and the phase velocity of plasma flow oscillations were determined for various arc currents and argon flows and various ambient pressures. Two main types of oscillations were observed. The first type of perturbations is connected with a movement of an anode attachment and the second type of oscillations arises from plasma boundary instability. Frequencies of this two types oscillations approach each other when the pressure is reduced and the expansion zone was formed. In this case frequencies of these oscillations were equal to 200−350 kHz and their phase velocities were close to thousand meters per second.