The physical nature of the phenomenon of positive column plasma constriction in low-pressure noble gas direct current discharges

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 023508 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. F. Kurbatov
1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (Part 1, No. 1) ◽  
pp. 179-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teruo Kaneda ◽  
Yasufumi Ohsone ◽  
Tatsuzo Hosokawa ◽  
Jen-Shih Chang

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (12) ◽  
pp. 9508-9515 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gortchakov ◽  
H. Lange ◽  
D. Uhrlandt

1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 1135-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Zissis ◽  
P. Bénétruy ◽  
I. Bernat

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Yan ◽  
Bakhtier Farouk

Abstract High Knudsen (Kn) number flows are found in vacuum and micro-scale systems. Such flows are characterized by non-continuum behavior. For gases, the flows are usually in the slip or transition regimes. In this paper, the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method has been applied to compute low pressure, high Kn flow fields in partially heated channels. Computations were carried out for nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, oxygen and noble gas mixtures. Variation of the Kn is obtained by reducing the pressure while keeping the channel width constant. Nonlinear pressure profiles along the channel centerline are observed. Heat transfer from the channel walls is also calculated and compared with the Graetz solution. The effects of varying pressure, inlet flow and gas transport properties (Kn, Reynolds number, Re and the Prandtl number, Pr respectively) on the wall heat transfer (Nu) were examined. A simplified correlation for predicting Nu¯ as a function of Pe¯ and Kn¯ is presented.


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