air plasma spraying, atmospheric plasma spray, atmospheric plasma spraying, APS, plasma spray, plasma spraying
a thermal spraying process, carried out in air at atmospheric pressure, in which the coating material, in the form of powder, is introduced into a high enthalpy plasma torch, melted and propelled onto the surface of a component (see: plasma spray; compare: vacuum plasma spray), õhus atmosfäärirõhul läbiviidav termopihustusprotsess/-operatsioon pindematerjali sulatamisega plasmapõletis elektrikaare toimel sulamatu elektroodi ja plasmadüüsi vahel ja sulametalli suunamisega pinnatavale detailile (vt plasmapihustus; vrd vaakumplasmapihustus)
