Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
6-30-2015
Patent Number
Patent Number 9067273
CPC
B23K 10/00 (2013.01)
Abstract
Disclosed is an atmospheric pressure plasma jet device for use in a variety of applications. The disclosed system can include a conduit tubing array that includes multiple individual tubes configured in a honeycomb structure. By altering the linear velocity of the system's gas source, the system can produce multiple non-thermal atmospheric plasma jets that can interact in such a way as to create a single plasma jet as opposed to multiple collimated plasma jets. The single jet formed by the interaction of the multiple conduits can exhibit an increased optical intensity and energy compared to either a plasma jet emitted from a single conduit or well-collimated plasma jets emitted from multiple conduits.
Application Number
13/893617
Assignees
Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
Filing Date
05/14/2013
Primary/U.S. Class
1/1