A method for depositing a coating from a plasma torch at a voltage above 100 V and current below 500 A, wherein the plasma torch comprises: a cathode module with a cathode electrode, an anode module having an anode electrode and an anode axis, an entrance zone and a cylindrical zone having diameter Da; wherein said plasma torch generates a plasma arc having an anode arc root attachment inside said anode module; a plasma jet forming module located downstream of said anode arc root attachment, wherein said plasma jet forming module controls one or more parameters of a plasma et formed in said module; an interelectrode module controlling a plasma arc passage between said cathode module and said anode module and having one end adjacent said cathode module and a second end adjacent said anode module and having a pilot insert adjacent to said cathode module; at least one neutral inter-electrode insert; said plasma torch further comprising two passageways to feed plasma gas at total flow rate Gp, wherein said plasma gas comprises more than 50 vol. % of molecular gas; wherein one of said passageways for feeding said plasma gas comprises a first plasma gas passage located between said cathode electrode and said pilot insert for feeding plasma gas at a first flow rate G1; wherein said plasma gas at the flow rate G1 is directed through a plurality of orifices having a surface area S1; wherein a vortex is formed having a vortex intensity Vort1=G1/S1; wherein one of said passageways for feeding said plasma gas comprises a second plasma gas passage located between said interelectrode module and said cylindrical zone of the anode module for feeding plasma gas at a second flow rate G2; wherein said plasma gas at the second rate G2 is directed through a plurality of orifices having a surface area S2; wherein a vortex is formed having a vortex intensity Vort2=G2/S2; the method comprising supplying a feedstock into said plasma jet and depositing a coating on a substrate; the method characterised in that G1 is greater than 0.6 Gp and Vort1=G1/S1 is greater than 0.1 g/((sec)(mm 2)); and in that /(Gp) is in the range of 43 kJ/g - 140 kJ/g. a cathode module with a cathode electrode, an anode module having an anode electrode and an anode axis, an entrance zone and a cylindrical zone having diameter Da; wherein said plasma torch generates a plasma arc having an anode arc root attachment inside said anode module; a plasma jet forming module located downstream of said anode arc root attachment, wherein said plasma jet forming module controls one or more parameters of a plasma et formed in said module; an interelectrode module controlling a plasma arc passage between said cathode module and said anode module and having one end adjacent said cathode module and a second end adjacent said anode module and having a pilot insert adjacent to said cathode module; at least one neutral inter-electrode insert; said plasma torch further comprising two passageways to feed plasma gas at total flow rate Gp, wherein said plasma gas comprises more than 50 vol. % of molecular gas; wherein one of said passageways for feeding said plasma gas comprises a first plasma gas passage located between said cathode electrode and said pilot insert for feeding plasma gas at a first flow rate G1; wherein said plasma gas at the flow rate G1 is directed through a plurality of orifices having a surface area S1; wherein a vortex is formed having a vortex intensity Vort1=G1/S1; wherein one of said passageways for feeding said plasma gas comprises a second plasma gas passage located between said interelectrode module and said cylindrical zone of the anode module for feeding plasma gas at a second flow rate G2; wherein said plasma gas at the second rate G2 is directed through a plurality of orifices having a surface area S2; wherein a vortex is formed having a vortex intensity Vort2=G2/S2; the method comprising supplying a feedstock into said plasma jet and depositing a coating on a substrate; the method characterised in that G1 is greater than 0.6 Gp and Vort1=G1/S1 is greater than 0.1 g/((sec)(mm 2)); and in that /(Gp) is in the range of 43 kJ/g - 140 kJ/g.