ZA202000731B - Method for cost-effective production of ultrafine spherical powders at largescale using thruster-assisted plasma atomization - Google Patents

Method for cost-effective production of ultrafine spherical powders at largescale using thruster-assisted plasma atomization

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ZA202000731B
ZA202000731B ZA2020/00731A ZA202000731A ZA202000731B ZA 202000731 B ZA202000731 B ZA 202000731B ZA 2020/00731 A ZA2020/00731 A ZA 2020/00731A ZA 202000731 A ZA202000731 A ZA 202000731A ZA 202000731 B ZA202000731 B ZA 202000731B
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plasma
nozzle
largescale
thruster
cost
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Dion Christopher Alex Dorval
François Proulx
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Pyrogenesis Canada Inc
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