This book offers the reader an overview of the basic approaches to the theoretical description
of low-temperature plasmas covering numerical methods mathematical models and modeling
techniques. The main methods of calculating the cross sections of plasma particle interaction
and the solution of the kinetic Boltzmann equation for determining the transport coefficients
of the plasma are also presented. The results of calculations of thermodynamic properties
transport coefficients the equilibrium particle-interaction cross sections and two-temperature
plasmas are also discussed. Later chapters consider applications and the results of simulation
and calculation of plasma parameters in induction and arc plasma torches are presented. The
complex physical processes in high-frequency plasmas and arc plasmas the internal and external
parameters of plasma torches near-electrode processes heat transfer the flow of solid
particles in plasmas and other phenomena are considered. The book is intended for professionals
involved in the theoretical study of low-temperature plasmas and the design of plasma torches
and will be useful for advanced students in related areas.
