Progress on TURBFIRE, a simulation of plasma-surface interactions in electric launchers

Author

Tucker, E.C. ; Orton, N.P. ; Gilligan, J.G. ; Bourham, M.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

19-22 May 1997

Firstpage

316

Lastpage

317

Abstract

Summary form only given. Plasma-surface interaction is of great interest for the design and modeling of electric launchers. We are developing a 2-D boundary layer code which includes turbulence and radiation transport, to predict mass evolution rates at plasma-surface interfaces. This code, TURBFIRE, will aid in the understanding of vapor shielding and the effects of turbulence on energy transport to the surface.

Keywords

electromagnetic launchers; electrothermal launchers; plasma boundary layers; plasma collision processes; plasma devices; plasma simulation; plasma transport processes; plasma turbulence; plasma-wall interactions; 2D boundary layer code; TURBFIRE; design; electric launchers; energy transport; mass evolution rates; modeling; plasma-surface interactions; radiation transport; turbulence; vapor shielding; Cathodes; Electrodes; Electrons; Equations; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Optical materials; Plasma chemistry; Plasma simulation; Plasma transport processes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1997. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3990-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1997.605156

Filename

605156