TY - JOUR
T1 - Two-dimensional analysis of nanoparticle formation in induction thermal plasmas with counterflow cooling
AU - Shigeta, Masaya
AU - Watanabe, Takayuki
PY - 2008/5/1
Y1 - 2008/5/1
N2 - Two-dimensional numerical analysis is conducted to investigate the spatially complicated formation of nanoparticles in an induction thermal plasma (ITP) with counterflow cooling. The effects of convection, diffusion, and thermophoresis as well as nucleation, condensation, and coagulation are taken into account. It is clarified that counterflow cooling leads to effective conversion of vapor into nanoparticles. Furthermore, the growth mechanisms of the nanoparticle formation for six kinds of materials (B, Cr, Fe, Mo, Pt, and Si) are also studied. As the result, their dominant processes are revealed.
AB - Two-dimensional numerical analysis is conducted to investigate the spatially complicated formation of nanoparticles in an induction thermal plasma (ITP) with counterflow cooling. The effects of convection, diffusion, and thermophoresis as well as nucleation, condensation, and coagulation are taken into account. It is clarified that counterflow cooling leads to effective conversion of vapor into nanoparticles. Furthermore, the growth mechanisms of the nanoparticle formation for six kinds of materials (B, Cr, Fe, Mo, Pt, and Si) are also studied. As the result, their dominant processes are revealed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.10.022
DO - 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.10.022
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41549086190
VL - 516
SP - 4415
EP - 4422
JO - Thin Solid Films
JF - Thin Solid Films
SN - 0040-6090
IS - 13
ER -