PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING POWDER PARTICLES BY ATOMIZATION OF A FEED MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATED MEMBER

• Main Authors: AUGER, Alexandre, JUREWICZ, Jerzy W, BOULOS, Maher I
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 15.11.2017
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

The present disclosure relates to a process and an apparatus for producing powder particles by atomization of a feed material in the form of an elongated member such as a wire, a rod or a filled tube. The feed material is introduced in a plasma torch. A forward portion of the feed material is moved...