plasma torch
noun
: a device that heats a gas by electrical means to form a plasma for high-temperature operations (such as melting metal)
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By using a plasma torch fueled entirely by hydrogen, the system prevents carbon soot formation, allowing for stable and continuous operation.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Rival company Petra also aims to bore through tough rock using the power of heat, though with a thermal cutting device that uses a superheated fluid rather than with a plasma torch.
—Wired, 13 Aug. 2022
The trash is heated to break it into crude, impure syngas, which is then zapped with plasma torches to further refine it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2011
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Rival company Petra also aims to bore through tough rock using the power of heat, though with a thermal cutting device that uses a superheated fluid rather than with a plasma torch.
—Wired, 13 Aug. 2022
The trash is heated to break it into crude, impure syngas, which is then zapped with plasma torches to further refine it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2011
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“Plasma torch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plasma%20torch. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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