plasma-producing gas

  • 1plasma — plasmatic /plaz mat ik/, plasmic, adj. /plaz meuh/, n. 1. Anat., Physiol. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. 2. Cell Biol. cytoplasm. 3. whey. 4. a green, faintly translucent chalcedony. 5. Physics. a …

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  • 2Gas lighting — For other uses, see Gaslight (disambiguation). Gas lighting is production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, including hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, or natural gas. Before… …

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  • 3Plasma cleaning — involves the removal of impurities and contaminants from surfaces through the use of an energetic plasma created from gaseous species. Gases such as argon and oxygen, as well as mixtures such as air and hydrogen/nitrogen are used. Lower energy… …

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  • 4Plasma Spray — Plasma spraying, a method of thermal spraying, is a materials processing technique for producing coatings and free standing parts using a plasma jet. Deposits having thickness from micrometers to several millimeters can be produced from a variety …

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  • 5Plasma cutting — This article is about the common manufacturing process. For various fictional weapons, see plasma rifle and directed energy weapon. Plasma cutting is a process that is used to cut steel and other metals (or sometimes other materials) using a… …

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  • 6Gas metal arc welding — RMD redirects here. RMD may also refer to IRA Required Minimum Distributions. Gas metal arc welding …

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  • 7Gas-discharge lamp — See also: Gas filled tube Germicidal lamps are simple low pressure mercury vapor discharges in a fused quartz envelope. Gas discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electrical discharge through an …

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  • 8Plasma scaling — The parameters of plasmas, including their spatial and temporal extent, vary by many orders of magnitude. Nevertheless, there are significant similarities in the behaviors of apparently disparate plasmas. It is not only of theoretical interest to …

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  • 9plasma jet — noun 1. : a stream of very hot gaseous plasma ; also : a device for producing such a stream 2. or plasma engine : a rocket engine designed to derive thrust from the discharge of a magnetically accelerated plasma * * * plasma jet, a jet of highly… …

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  • 10Plasma-powered cannon — For a gun which fires only plasma and not a solid projectile, see plasma rifle or raygun. A plasma cannon (also called an electricothermal accelerator) is an experimental projectile weapon, which accelerates its projectile, by producing a… …

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