1. Foreword to this special issue

   • Joachim Heberlein
   • Peter C. Kong
   • Stan Veprek

   EditorialNotes Pages: S3 - S4

2. Modeling of nonequilibrium effects in a high-velocity nitrogen-hydrogen plasma jet

   • C. H. Chang
   • J. D. Ramshaw

   OriginalPaper Pages: S5 - S17

3. An approximate quantitative analysis of non-equilibrium plasma transport for high density plasmas

   • D. C. Schram
   • J. C. M. de Haas
   • M. C. M. van de Sanden

   OriginalPaper Pages: S19 - S42

4. Nozzle optimization for dissociated species transport in low pressure plasma chemical vapor deposition

   • C. George
   • G. Candler
   • J. Heberlein

   OriginalPaper Pages: S43 - S56

5. Two-dimensional model for thermal plasma chemical vapor deposition

   • D. Kolman
   • J. Heberlein
   • R. Young

   OriginalPaper Pages: S57 - S69

6. Plasma-particle momentum transfer under conditions of great knudsen numbers and thin plasma sheath

   • Xi Chen

   OriginalPaper Pages: S71 - S82

7. On the spreading and solidification of molten particles in a plasma spray process effect of thermal contact resistance

   • M. Pasandideh-Fard
   • J. Mostaghimi

   OriginalPaper Pages: S83 - S98

8. Parameters controlling the generation and properties of plasma sprayed zirconia coatings

   • P. Fauchais
   • M. Vardelle
   • A. C. Léger

   OriginalPaper Pages: S99 - S125

9. Study of deposition offset in plasma spray of zirconia

   • W. H. Zhuang
   • D. Gray
   • D. M. Benenson

   OriginalPaper Pages: S127 - S139

10. The role of radicals and clusters in thermal plasma flash evaporation processing

    • Y. Takamura
    • K. Hayasaki
    • T. Yoshida

    OriginalPaper Pages: S141 - S156

11. Control of substrate temperature during diamond deposition

    • M. T. Bieberich
    • S. L. Girshick

    OriginalPaper Pages: S157 - S168

12. Diffusion phenomena of a cold gas in a thermal plasma stream

    • Mohamed Rahmane
    • Gervais Soucy
    • Maher I. Boulos

    OriginalPaper Pages: S169 - S189

13. CO-processing conception of a quenching plasma reactor associated to a fluidized bed designed to hydrogen radical production at low temperatures

    • M. N. Mohammedi
    • S. Cavvadias
    • J. Amouroux

    OriginalPaper Pages: S191 - S210

14. Characterization of d.c. plasma torch voltage fluctuations

    • J. F. Coudert
    • M. P. Planche
    • P. Fauchais

    OriginalPaper Pages: S211 - S227

15. Characterization of the arc cathode attachment by emission spectroscopy and comparison to theoretical predictions

    • X. Zhou
    • J. Heberlein

    OriginalPaper Pages: S229 - S244

16. Theoretical radiative emission results for argon/copper thermal plasmas

    • J. Menart
    • J. Heberlein
    • E. Pfender

    OriginalPaper Pages: S245 - S265

17. Transport properties of high temperature air components: A review

    • M. Capitelli
    • R. Celiberto
    • D. Giordano

    OriginalPaper Pages: S267 - S302

18. Acknowledgement

    Acknowledgments Pages: S303 - S303