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I want to simulate the inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spheroidization process; in this process, the powder particles will pass through a high-temperature plasma, which melts the particles’ surfaces and reshape them to spherical powder particles (due to surface tensions) while they are falling under gravity in the reactor chamber. In this process, the powder particles will interact with high-temperature plasma and probably have some evaporations, which later on causes size-reduction for particles and reshape them to spheres. We want to study the particle trajectories in the plasma field (by changing the gas flow rates of plasma, the particle trajectories will change and it will change the particle size and geometries), temperature field and heat transfer between particles and plasma, and heat transfer between particles and the spheroidization system. Also, the velocity filed of particles and their residence time in the spheroidization process is important for us. The initial particle size distribution and their geometry, and the size distribution and their geometry after the process are also important for us. I searched online and saw that COMCOL provides a Plasma module. Is this module capable of studying particle trajectories and their interactions with the plasma as well? If so, what modules do we need? If not, what combinations of modules should we use to study the mentioned topics?

I look forward to hearing from you. Please help me with this and provide the helpful links that can help me decide what we need.