Editing Plasma torch (section)

{{short description|Device for generating a directed flow of plasma}}
{{redirect|Plasma arc|the electrical phenomenon|electric arc}}
[[File:Plasma Cutter.jpg|thumb|A plasma torch cutter]]
A '''plasma torch''' (also known as a '''plasma arc''', '''plasma gun''', '''plasma cutter''', or '''plasmatron''') is a device for generating a directed flow of [[Plasma (physics)|plasma]].<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Jeffus | first1 = Larry F. | title = Welding: principles and applications | publisher = Cengage Learning | date = 2002 | pages = 180 | isbn = 978-1-4018-1046-7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Szałatkiewicz | first1 = J. | title = Safety and intelligent control system for plasmatron application | doi = 10.5604/01.3001.0010.2942 | journal = Journal of KONES Powertrain and Transport | volume = 24 | issue = 247–252 | pages = 6 | year = 2017 |url=https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/243581 | doi-broken-date = 1 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.pjoes.com/Energy-Recovery-from-Waste-of-Printed-Circuit-r-nBoards-in-Plasmatron-Plasma-Reactor,89193,0,2.html|title=Energy Recovery from Waste of Printed Circuit Boards in Plasmatron Plasma Reactor|journal=Polish Journal of Environmental Studies|volume=23|issue=1|pages=277–281}}</ref>

The plasma jet can be used for applications including [[plasma cutting]], [[plasma arc welding]], [[plasma spraying]], and [[plasma gasification]] for waste disposal.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Szałatkiewicz | first1 = J. | title = Energy Recovery from Waste of Printed Circuit Boards in Plasmatron Plasma Reactor | journal = Polish Journal of Environmental Studies | volume = 23 | issue = 1 | pages = 5 | year = 2014 |url= http://kones.eu/ep/2017/vol24/no2/247-252_J_O_KONES_2017_NO._2,_VOL._24,_ISSN1231-4005_SZALATKIEWICZ.pdf }}</ref>