Analysis of a Thermal Plasma Diamond CVD System

This paper deals with the analysis of a typical engineering system utilizing thermal plasma - a system for Diamond Chemical Vapor Deposition. It defines the system - a slightly overexpanded plasma jet impinging at a downstream -located substrate, outlines the theoretical description of the system -...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D. Kolman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CTU Central Library 2001-01-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica
Subjects:
CVD
Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/ap/article/view/250
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Summary:This paper deals with the analysis of a typical engineering system utilizing thermal plasma - a system for Diamond Chemical Vapor Deposition. It defines the system - a slightly overexpanded plasma jet impinging at a downstream -located substrate, outlines the theoretical description of the system - the Navier-Stokes and species conservation equations, and presents key theoretical results on the major and most troublesome factors influencing diamond deposition - velocity and temperature of the jet. Then, the paper demostrates the necessity to shift from a laminar to a turbulent flow description and compares both results to experiments. An explanation of the remaining discrepancy - insufficient velocity drop in the jet - is attempted.
ISSN:1210-2709
1805-2363