The influence of the automation level of glow discharge plasma generators on the effective use of their technical capabilities for strengthening tools

The conditions for increasing the efficiency of using the technical capabilities of glow discharge plasma generators, depending on the level of their automation, are considered. A dependence with a variable share of costs in the form of automation parameters and rationality is obtained, which allows us to evaluate the operating conditions of an automated system for pumping sets of combined-cycle gas media with reference to automation conditions. The ratio of downtime associated with failures in the automated system of pumping combined-cycle gas media to the corresponding planned indicators is a simple and convenient indicator for assessing the optimality of the conditions for stabilizing the occurrence of downtime and vehicle shutdowns. An algorithm for solving the problem of forming a minimum nomenclature of sets of steam-gas media and the selection of their chemical compositions for technological transitions when processing tools of complex shape and consisting of working parts of different materials is proposed.