Patent ID: 8742284

Claim:
A steam plasma torch comprising: an anode in the form of a nozzle; a first body for receiving the anode; an insulator connected to the first body; a second body connected to the insulator, the second body comprising a thread on an internal side; an adjusting element comprising, on an external side, a thread engaged with the internal thread of the second body; a collet fit in the adjusting element; a cathode in the form of a rod fit in the collet so that a gap between the anode and cathode is adjusted when the adjusting element is rotated relative to the second body; and a flow swirler mounted between the anode and the rod type cathode for inducing vorticity into an injected working steam flow, wherein water passes through the steam plasma torch to cool the torch and wherein a portion of the cooling water is further heated to supply the working steam flow.