The electron energy distribution function of noble gases with flow

Author

Karditsas

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

0-0 1989

Firstpage

77

Abstract

Summary Form only given, as follows. The treatment of the Boltzmann equation by several investigators for the determination of the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) in noble gases has been restricted to static discharges. The present author has developed the Boltzmann equation to account for the effect of the bulk fluid flow on the EEDF. The results, which are of great interest to magnetoplasmadynamic power generation, are supported by the measurements and arguments of several investigators and show that the spectra of a weakly ionized turbulent flow and of a neutral gas flow are almost identical.<>

Keywords

Boltzmann equation; discharges (electric); inert gases; magnetohydrodynamic convertors; plasma theory; plasma transport processes; plasma turbulence; Boltzmann equation; bulk fluid flow; electron energy distribution function; magnetoplasmadynamic power generation; noble gases; weakly ionized turbulent flow; Boltzmann equation; Charge carrier processes; Gas discharges; Magnetohydrodynamic conversion; Noble gases; Plasma properties;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1989. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1989 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Buffalo, NY, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1989.166064

Filename

166064