60-m2 Plasma Torch building Ecole Centrale Paris
Torch head
LEPEL power supply 120 kVA
Electronics and safety systems
Gas and water control panel
Characteristics of the Plasma Torch Facility
Inductively coupled RF (4 MHz) Power supply: 120 kVA Max power into plasma: 50 kW Steady-state operation Operating pressure: 1 atm Temperature: 6000 – 10 000 K Exit flow velocity: 5 m/s - 1 km/s Available gases: Air, N2, CH4, Argon Additional gases: CO2, He, H2 Facility fully equiped with emission and laser diagnostics: VUV, UV, visible, Infrared (150 nm– 6 µm) Laser diagnostics: TALIF, CRDS, DLAS, QCLAS
Plasma Torch Inauguration
Torch can reproduce atmosphere of many planets
Earth: • 78% N2 • 21% O2 • 1% Ar, …
Mars: • 95.3% CO2 • 2.7% N2 • 1.6% Ar
Titan: • 98.4% N2 • 1.6% CH4
Jupiter: • 90% H2 • 10% Helium