The flow field modeling of planetary entry plasmas, laser-induced plasmas, inductively
coupled plasmas, arcjets, etc., requires to use Navier-Stokes codes. The kinetic mechanisms …

A self-consistent and complete numerical model for investigating the fundamental processes
in a non-equilibrium thermal plasma system consists of the governing equations and the …

A Lagrangian/Eulerian simulation technique for an argon/helium plasma spray including 10–
100 micron metal particles has been developed and characterized for manufacturing …

It is widely assumed that thermionic current flow through a plasma is limited by a “space-
charge-limited”(SCL) cathode sheath that consumes the hot cathode's negative bias and …

Abstract Effects caused by thermal and chemical nonequilibrium in free-burning arcs in
argon are presented and discussed. The results cover a range of arc currents between 100 …

Governing equations and the corresponding physical properties of the plasmas are both
prerequisites for studying the fundamental processes in a non-equilibrium thermal plasma …

Abstract A two-temperature (2T) thermal non-equilibrium model is developed to address the
thermal non-equilibrium phenomenon that inevitably exists in the reverse-polarity plasma …

In this paper, we propose new boundary conditions for the electric potential, the electron
energy equation, and the energy equation for heavy particles (ions and neutrals) at the hot …

Temperatures in a thermal plasma jet were measured using an experimental set-up
providing time-resolved scans of plasma optical radiation near 650 nm from four directions …

In this paper we propose new boundary conditions at floating and biased walls for two-
temperature thermal arc models. In the derived boundary conditions the walls are assumed …