Radiative Transport in Electric Arcs

Abstract

Equations are developed which govern the behavior of a wall-stabilized electric arc in which heat transfer takes place via conduction and radiation emission and reabsorption within the heated gas. The differential approximation is used to describe the radiative transport. Several numerical schemes are described which were used in an attempt to integrate these equations; none were found to work for all values of the absorption coefficient. A discussion of the development of higher-order differential approximations is also included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0765207

Entities

People

  • D. Mukherjee
  • R. S. Devoto

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Contracts
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Arcs
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Government Procurement
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Pressure
  • Radiation
  • Spherical Harmonics
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.