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leading to the formation of the electron trajectories [5] providing a plasma generation. The dependence on r suggests that the gas ion motion is most intense in the outer region of the flame, where the temperature is the greatest. In the real torch, the flame is cooled from the outside by the cooling gas, so the hottest outer part is at thermal equilibrium. There temperature reaches 5 000–6 000 K. [7] For more rigorous description, see Hamilton–Jacobi equation in electromagnetic fields. The electric field created by a battery through a section of wire in a series circuit is constant. This means that the force on each electron as it travels through the wire is constant. Liang P (2019) 2D self-consistent modeling of arc-electrode interaction in GTAW using a finite volume method. J Phys D Appl Phys 52(3):035203

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