Ablation excited by current pulses is a very critical physical process in pulse plasma thrusters(PPT).Its effects on wall-plasma interaction directly determine the PPT performances.In order to reveal the process of th...Ablation excited by current pulses is a very critical physical process in pulse plasma thrusters(PPT).Its effects on wall-plasma interaction directly determine the PPT performances.In order to reveal the process of the ablated wall interaction with the discharge plasma in PPT,ablation models formulated by three different boundary conditions at the wall-plasma interface are studied.These are the two widely used high-speed evaporation models(Model-L and Model-M),and the recently developed Keida-Zaghloul model(Model-K)of the Knudsen layer that takes into account the internal degrees of freedom on the energy flux conservation.First,fundamental mechanisms of the three ablation models are clarified by comparative analysis in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the wall-plasma interaction.Then,the applicability of different ablation models with the numerical solutions of LES-6 PPT is investigated in detail using magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)modeling.Results show that Model-L and Model-M are actually special cases of Model-K when a simplified jump conditions limited by high velocity at the vapor/plasma interface is used;A ratio of ablation rate in Model-L to that in Model-M is about 0.8at the same wall surface temperature,while it rises to 1 at different surface temperature determined by Model-L and Model-M in PPT.Even though Model-K solution requires significant computational time,it shows more accurate ablation feature for the wall-plasma interaction and possesses better computing precision of impulse bit during post-pulse which is useful for future studies of the late time ablation.展开更多
Evolution of geometric forms of antenna coils for radiofrequency(RF)inductively coupled plasma(ICP)sources is analyzed.Top effectiveness of flat ICPSs generating plasma"tablet"is shown.Especially effective a...Evolution of geometric forms of antenna coils for radiofrequency(RF)inductively coupled plasma(ICP)sources is analyzed.Top effectiveness of flat ICPSs generating plasma"tablet"is shown.Especially effective are ICPSs using antenna coils enhanced with ferromagnetic cores(FMICPS).It is found that the design of flat ICPSs is simpler and more convenient for the arrangement of plasma diagnostics in comparison with ICPSs of other geometries.Effective flat FMICPS models of different diameters ranging from 10 cm to 100cm are considered.Recommendations are given for development engineers dealing with ICPS devices in general and with radio frequency ion thrusters(RITs)in particular.展开更多
针对现有离子推力器栅极系统束流引出分析中未考虑放电室等离子体密度均匀性影响的不足,基于数值方法对该问题进行了研究。采用单元内粒子(Particle In Cell,PIC)方法对栅极系统束流引出进行了数值模拟。PIC方法中电场求解采用有限差分...针对现有离子推力器栅极系统束流引出分析中未考虑放电室等离子体密度均匀性影响的不足,基于数值方法对该问题进行了研究。采用单元内粒子(Particle In Cell,PIC)方法对栅极系统束流引出进行了数值模拟。PIC方法中电场求解采用有限差分方法,离子加速方法采用跳蛙格式。以国产20cm Xe离子推力器作为算例,计算得到了栅极中心和边缘孔引出束流离子和电场的分布。结果显示栅极中心孔相对边缘孔束流聚焦性好,束流发散角小,但中心孔轴线的鞍点电势较边缘孔高24.8V。因此,放电室等离子体密度分布对束流引出具有重要影响,电子返流现象最先出现在栅极中心位置。展开更多
基金Project supported by Ph.D.Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(20121101120004)Basic Research Foundation of Beijing Institute of Technology(20120142015)
文摘Ablation excited by current pulses is a very critical physical process in pulse plasma thrusters(PPT).Its effects on wall-plasma interaction directly determine the PPT performances.In order to reveal the process of the ablated wall interaction with the discharge plasma in PPT,ablation models formulated by three different boundary conditions at the wall-plasma interface are studied.These are the two widely used high-speed evaporation models(Model-L and Model-M),and the recently developed Keida-Zaghloul model(Model-K)of the Knudsen layer that takes into account the internal degrees of freedom on the energy flux conservation.First,fundamental mechanisms of the three ablation models are clarified by comparative analysis in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the wall-plasma interaction.Then,the applicability of different ablation models with the numerical solutions of LES-6 PPT is investigated in detail using magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)modeling.Results show that Model-L and Model-M are actually special cases of Model-K when a simplified jump conditions limited by high velocity at the vapor/plasma interface is used;A ratio of ablation rate in Model-L to that in Model-M is about 0.8at the same wall surface temperature,while it rises to 1 at different surface temperature determined by Model-L and Model-M in PPT.Even though Model-K solution requires significant computational time,it shows more accurate ablation feature for the wall-plasma interaction and possesses better computing precision of impulse bit during post-pulse which is useful for future studies of the late time ablation.
基金Project supported by the Frames of the Russian Federation Government’s Grant for StateSupport of Scientific Research Headed by High Rank Foreign Scientists(11.G34.31.0022)
文摘Evolution of geometric forms of antenna coils for radiofrequency(RF)inductively coupled plasma(ICP)sources is analyzed.Top effectiveness of flat ICPSs generating plasma"tablet"is shown.Especially effective are ICPSs using antenna coils enhanced with ferromagnetic cores(FMICPS).It is found that the design of flat ICPSs is simpler and more convenient for the arrangement of plasma diagnostics in comparison with ICPSs of other geometries.Effective flat FMICPS models of different diameters ranging from 10 cm to 100cm are considered.Recommendations are given for development engineers dealing with ICPS devices in general and with radio frequency ion thrusters(RITs)in particular.
文摘针对现有离子推力器栅极系统束流引出分析中未考虑放电室等离子体密度均匀性影响的不足,基于数值方法对该问题进行了研究。采用单元内粒子(Particle In Cell,PIC)方法对栅极系统束流引出进行了数值模拟。PIC方法中电场求解采用有限差分方法,离子加速方法采用跳蛙格式。以国产20cm Xe离子推力器作为算例,计算得到了栅极中心和边缘孔引出束流离子和电场的分布。结果显示栅极中心孔相对边缘孔束流聚焦性好,束流发散角小,但中心孔轴线的鞍点电势较边缘孔高24.8V。因此,放电室等离子体密度分布对束流引出具有重要影响,电子返流现象最先出现在栅极中心位置。
