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: Received: 1 August 2023 / Approved: 2 August 2023 / Online: 2 August 2023 (04:56:02 CEST)
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A. Aldeeb, M.; Abu Darda, S.; Damideh, V.; Hassen, I.; A.Gabbar, H. Optical Characterization of RF Plasma Torch for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment Process. Preprints2023, 2023080155. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0155.v1
A. Aldeeb, M.; Abu Darda, S.; Damideh, V.; Hassen, I.; A.Gabbar, H. Optical Characterization of RF Plasma Torch for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment Process. Preprints 2023, 2023080155. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0155.v1
A. Aldeeb, M.; Abu Darda, S.; Damideh, V.; Hassen, I.; A.Gabbar, H. Optical Characterization of RF Plasma Torch for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment Process. Preprints2023, 2023080155. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0155.v1
APA Style
A. Aldeeb, M., Abu Darda, S., Damideh, V., Hassen, I., & A.Gabbar, H. (2023). Optical Characterization of RF Plasma Torch for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment Process. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0155.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
A. Aldeeb, M., Isaac Hassen and Hossam A.Gabbar. 2023 "Optical Characterization of RF Plasma Torch for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment Process" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0155.v1
Abstract
Over the past decade, plasma waste treatment has become a more prominent technology due to increasing problems with waste disposal and realizing opportunities to generate valuable co-products. Plasma waste treatment extensively uses atmospheric pressure (RF) inductive coupled plasma (ICP) torches. In situ Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) is used to evaluate the developed RF ICP torch for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) treatment and ascertain the plasma parameters to understand the physical mechanism involved. The argon plasma jet's electron temperature and plasma density outside the torch chamber are calculated using the Boltzmann plot and Stark broadening at different gas flow rates, and RF power. The expected electron temperature and plasma density behaviour were observed at a low gas flow rate. The electron temperature decreases with the RF power from 8089 K to 6097 K as demand for increasing the plasma density. An energy loss mechanism was revealed while raising the gas flow rate, as the electron temperature increases with RF power from 5750 K to 6221 K, and the plasma density decreases. This behaviour is due to the anomalous skin effect. Detecting and avoiding this phenomenon is essential as it negatively affects torch energy efficiency and waste treatment.
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