Temperature Profiles in Argon Induction Plasmas: Theory and Experiment.
Abstract
A comparison is made between recent temperature measurements of argon induction plasmas that include cases of annular geometry and calculations based on the one-dimensional Elengaas-Heller equation. Exact numerical solutions, as well as approximate closed-form solutions drived from a two-zone model are used. Good agreement is obtained for the central portion of the plasma column with the exact method used for all reported power inputs and with the approximate method used for medium power input. Near the walls, however, the experimental temperatures are considerably higher for all geometries and power inputs. It is argued that here electron diffusion causes an overpopulation of electron and thus an overestimation of gas temperatures when Saha equilibrium is assumed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0728634
Entities
People
- David C. Pridmore-brown
- Hans U. Eckert
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation