Handbook of Thermal Plasmas

This authoritative reference presents a comprehensive review of the evolution of fundamentals of plasma science and technology over the past five decades. One of the principal challenges of this field has been in its multidisciplinary nature requiring coverage of fundamental plasma physics in plasma generation, transport phenomena under high temperature conditions, involving momentum, heat and mass transfer, high-temperature reaction kinetics, as well as fundamentals of material science under extreme conditions.  The book is structured in five distinct parts which are presented in a reader-friendly format allowing for a detailed coverage of different aspects of the science base and engineering aspects of the technology including, plasma generation, mathematical modelling, and diagnostics, and industrial applications of thermal plasma technology. This book is an essential, resource for practicing engineers, research scientists, and graduate students working in the field.