CHMWTR: A Plasma Chemistry Code for Water Vapor

Abstract

The CHMWTR code tracks the evolution of 21 ionic and neutral species in a water vapor plasma excited by a slowly varying electric field. This report discusses the physics of water vapor breakdown and describes the assumptions and methods used in developing the code. The code results are used to determine the breakdown field in water vapor under typical conditions. The conductivity of the plasma is also computed. Since this is an interim report, it concludes with task areas for further study and development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA556207

Entities

People

  • D. Gordon
  • K. Fung
  • Michael Helle
  • T. G. Jones

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programs
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Dissociation
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Gas Breakdown
  • Heat Of Reaction
  • Ionization
  • Military Research
  • Professional Associations
  • Water Vapor

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.