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Title: A 100-kW three-phase ac plasma furnace for spheroidization of aluminum silicate particles

Journal Article · · Plasma Chem. Plasma Process.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00564578· OSTI ID:6940272

A 100-kW three-phase ac plasma furnace with sheathed copper electrodes (sheathing gas: air) is presented. It is used for spheroidizing ''chamotte'' (refractory-fired clay) particles having a smooth, pore-free surface. A simple, one-dimensional numerical model for the heat transfer to the particles explains the maximum processing rate and the detrimental influence of an inhomogeneous particle size distribution.

Research Organization:
Laboratoire des Ultra-Refractaires, C.N.R.S., B.P. No. 5, Odeillo, 66120, Font-Romeu
OSTI ID:
6940272
Journal Information:
Plasma Chem. Plasma Process.; (United States), Vol. 1:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English