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Review of Thermal Plasma Simulation Technique
Author(s) -
Tanaka Yasunori,
Fujino Takayasu,
Iwao Toru
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ieej transactions on electrical and electronic engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1931-4981
pISSN - 1931-4973
DOI - 10.1002/tee.23040
Subject(s) - circuit breaker , plasma , plasma arc welding , welding , nuclear engineering , electrical engineering , thermal , mechanical engineering , transient (computer programming) , thermal radiation , welding power supply , materials science , engineering , computer science , arc welding , physics , thermodynamics , filler metal , quantum mechanics , operating system
The thermal plasma is widely used for power applications such as circuit breakers, welding, cutting, material processing, waste treatment, and recycling. Transient and three‐dimensional simulations have recently been conducted, assisting in the understanding of physical phenomena through new developments in computers and calculation methods. In this review, a thermal plasma simulation technique is described. Specifically, the modeling of a new type of inductively coupled thermal plasma, a radiation transfer analysis of thermal plasma in a gas circuit breaker, and plasma movement of arc welding, DC circuit breakers, electric trains, vacuum circuit breakers, and surface treatment affected by an electromagnetic force are described. © 2019 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.