2-D MHD NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF EML PLASMA ARMATURES WITH ABLATION

被引:4
作者
BOYNTON, GC
HUERTA, MA
THIO, YC
机构
[1] Physics Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables
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10.1109/20.195670
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We use a 2-D resistive MHD code to simulate an EML plasma armature. The energy equation includes Ohmic heating, radiation heat transport and the ideal gas equation of state, allowing for variable ionization using the Saha equations. We calculate rail ablation taking into account the flow of heat into the interior of the rails. Our simulations show the development of internal convective flows and secondary arcs. We use an explicit Flux Corrected Transport algorithm to advance all quantities in time.
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