Energy Flux Characterisation of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Spray Torches with Passive Thermal Probes
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Passive thermal probes were applied on two different plasma spraying devices to gain a detailed understanding of the energy flux towards the substrate under atmospheric pressure. The challenge of very high thermal load was solved by using an advanced time-resolved measuring and evaluation technique. The combination with a controlled movement of the jets allowed to obtain insightful radial profiles. The energy flux to the substrate changes linearly to the electrical input power. When adding diatomic gases (H2/N2) to the gas mixture the energy flux increases significantly, suggesting a more efficient energy transport. For increasing the axial distance, the energy flux shows a quadratic reduction. The obtained radial profiles are exemplarily utilized to show the inhomogeneous effect of powder injection on the energy flux distribution.