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NEW TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRIAL RESOURCE-SAVING PLASMA
TECHNOLOGIES
The active use of modern resource-saving technological processes, which include plasma
technologies, is an urgent task.
Plasma production technologies are called production technologies that use the effect
of plasma (the fourth state of aggregation of matter) on various materials for the purpose of
manufacturing, maintenance, repair and / or operation of products [1]. Plasma is understood
as an ionized gas in which the concentrations of positive and negative electric charges are
practically the same.
It should be noted that in plasma processes there can be no mechanical contact of the
tool (solid, liquid or gaseous body) with the work piece, and the action is carried out only by
plasma, or there can be a joint action of a traditional tool with plasma.
The general principle of operation of equipment for plasma processing methods is the
direct conversion of electrical energy into energy of technological impact. This equipment can
provide the creation and operation of both a source of thermal energy and a source of charged
particles. At the same time, a whole range of technological processes can be implemented:
melting, remelting, welding, cutting, surfacing, spraying, deposition, hardening, modification,
hardening, cleaning, activation, bactericidal treatment, processing and disposal of waste and
others.
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