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Plasma jet torch having converging anode and gas vortex in its nozzle for arc constriction

US4656330A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1985
Grant dateApr 7, 1987
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05H1/3484
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An electric arc or plasma jet torch or heater has water-cooled electrode structures and a working gas injection arrangement which produce efficiently a very stable arc of maximum length at operating currents ranging from 20 amps to more than 400 amps so that the same torch can be used to satisfy a wide range of heating requirements.

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