Modeling of Plasma-Induced Ignition and Combustion

Abstract

Much progress has been made in the work performed in this grant toward the development of an end-to-end computer model of an electrothermal chemical gun. Phenomena that must be considered in an electrothermal chemical gun model include the initial capillary plasma properties, the plasma-air interaction, plasma sheath effects, and the plasma-propellant interaction itself. This report presents an overview of our progress made modeling these various phenomena. Also discussed are methods under consideration to incorporate surface chemistry effects into the plasma-propellant interaction model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 11, 2008
Accession Number
ADA482296

Entities

People

  • Iain D. Boyd
  • Michael Keidar

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Electrothermal Chemical Guns
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Heat Flux
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Propellants
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Surface Temperature
  • Vapor Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.