A. Rodriguez-Yunta
Dpto. De Fisica Aplicada, Universidad de Cantabria, Av. Los Castros s/n, 39005 Santander, SPAIN
J. Gonzales Aguilar
Center for Energy and Processes, Ecole des Mines de Paris, Rue Claude Daunesse B.P.. 207, F-06904 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France ; Dpto. De Fisica Aplicada, Universidad de Cantabria, Av. Los Castros s/n, 39005 Santander, SPAIN
C. Pardo
Dpto. De Fisica Aplicada, Universidad de Cantabria, Av. Los Castros s/n, 39005 Santander, SPAIN
M. A. G. Calderon
Dpto. De Fisica Aplicada, Universidad de Cantabria, Av. Los Castros s/n, 39005 Santander, SPAIN
This paper presents a comparison between theoretical and experimental studies in a cutting
plasma torch. Calculations were made with a laminar compressible model with supersonic
flows. By using visible spectroscopy we measured densities and temperatures from time
integrated luminosities, that were corrected from the effect of plasma fluctuations.