TY - JOUR AU - Meliksetyan, S. AB - Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Vol. 40, Nos. 7–8, 2004 A CONTAINER FOR COLLECTING AND REMOVING POLLUTANTS IN PLASMA CUTTING L. Ya. Gradus and S. A. Meliksetyan Air-plasma cutting (APC) of metals is one of the most effective ways of carrying out preliminary production in engi- neering organizations. In APC, one uses various technologies and forms of equipment related to the grain of the material, the thickness, and the composition. APC involves melting the metal with a jet of low-temperature plasma formed by passing air through an arc discharge between the metal and an electrode. Smoke is produced, which contains suspended particles of metal and oxide, together with oxides of nitrogen and carbon, and also ozone, which are formed by dissociation of the gas in the arc and consequent reac- tion, which occurs with gases in the atomic state. These gases damage the respiratory pathways and cause painful phenome- na and poisoning, while there is also infrared and ultraviolet radiation harmful to health, as well as noise and ultrasound and ionizing radiation [1]. When APC is used, measures must be taken to produce good working conditions and prevent the prop- agation of pollutants in the building and in the atmosphere. TI - A Container for Collecting and Removing Pollutants in Plasma Cutting JF - Chemical and Petroleum Engineering DO - 10.1023/B:CAPE.0000047659.27348.1d DA - 2004-12-15 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/a-container-for-collecting-and-removing-pollutants-in-plasma-cutting-zwA8hlTUft SP - 421 EP - 424 VL - 40 IS - 8 DP - DeepDyve ER -