Arc root motions in generating dc argon hydrogen plasma at reduced pressure are optically observed using a high-speed video camera. The time resolved angular position of the are root attachment point is measured and a...Arc root motions in generating dc argon hydrogen plasma at reduced pressure are optically observed using a high-speed video camera. The time resolved angular position of the are root attachment point is measured and analysed. The arc root movement is characterized as a chaotic and jumping motion along the circular direction on the anode surface.展开更多
A 1 kW-class arcjet thruster was fired in a vacuum chamber at a pressure of 18 Pa. A gas mixture of H2 ： N2 = 2.8 ： 1.5 in volume at a total flow rate of 4.3 slm was used as the propellant with an input power fixed ...A 1 kW-class arcjet thruster was fired in a vacuum chamber at a pressure of 18 Pa. A gas mixture of H2 ： N2 = 2.8 ： 1.5 in volume at a total flow rate of 4.3 slm was used as the propellant with an input power fixed at 860 W. The time-dependent thrust, nozzle temperature and inlet pressure of the propellant were measured simultaneously. Results showed that with the increase in nozzle temperature the thrust decreased and various losses increased. The physical mechanisms involved in these effects are discussed.展开更多
The attachment of the DC arc on the anode is usually affected by surface morphology such as protrusions due to ablation or melting deformation.A three-dimensional thermodynamic and chemical non-equilibrium model is us...The attachment of the DC arc on the anode is usually affected by surface morphology such as protrusions due to ablation or melting deformation.A three-dimensional thermodynamic and chemical non-equilibrium model is used to numerically simulate the effect of artificially assumed surface protrusions on the arc anode attachment.The numerical simulation results show that the arc deflects toward the protrusions on the anode and attaches to them in a constricted mode,resulting in an increase in the temperature of the arc attachment region.The analysis shows that the presence of protrusion on the anode surface changes the electric field distribution,intensifies the degree of thermodynamic and chemical non-equilibrium in its vicinity,further influences the chemical kinetic process of the plasma around it,which is the main reason for the deflection of the arc toward the protrusions and the arc anode attachment in a constricted mode.In order to verify the numerical simulation results,verification experiments are also performed using similar size scale anode protrusion,and the results showed that the presence of protrusion can indeed cause the deflection of the arc and even cause the ablation of the protrusion.展开更多
Fluctuations of cathode cavity pressure and arc voltage are observed experimentally in adc plasma torch with a long inter-electrode channel. The results show that they have the same frequency of around 4kHz under typi...Fluctuations of cathode cavity pressure and arc voltage are observed experimentally in adc plasma torch with a long inter-electrode channel. The results show that they have the same frequency of around 4kHz under typical experimental conditions. The observed phase difference between the pressure and the voltage, which is influenced by the path length between the pressure sensor and the cathode cavity, varies with different input powers. Combined with numerical simulation, the position of the pressure perturbation origin is estimated, and the results show that it is located at 0.01-0.05m upstream of the inter-electrode channel outlet.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10575127 and 50702064.
文摘Arc root motions in generating dc argon hydrogen plasma at reduced pressure are optically observed using a high-speed video camera. The time resolved angular position of the are root attachment point is measured and analysed. The arc root movement is characterized as a chaotic and jumping motion along the circular direction on the anode surface.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.50836007, 10775164 and 10921062)
文摘A 1 kW-class arcjet thruster was fired in a vacuum chamber at a pressure of 18 Pa. A gas mixture of H2 ： N2 = 2.8 ： 1.5 in volume at a total flow rate of 4.3 slm was used as the propellant with an input power fixed at 860 W. The time-dependent thrust, nozzle temperature and inlet pressure of the propellant were measured simultaneously. Results showed that with the increase in nozzle temperature the thrust decreased and various losses increased. The physical mechanisms involved in these effects are discussed.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11735004 and 12005010)。
文摘The attachment of the DC arc on the anode is usually affected by surface morphology such as protrusions due to ablation or melting deformation.A three-dimensional thermodynamic and chemical non-equilibrium model is used to numerically simulate the effect of artificially assumed surface protrusions on the arc anode attachment.The numerical simulation results show that the arc deflects toward the protrusions on the anode and attaches to them in a constricted mode,resulting in an increase in the temperature of the arc attachment region.The analysis shows that the presence of protrusion on the anode surface changes the electric field distribution,intensifies the degree of thermodynamic and chemical non-equilibrium in its vicinity,further influences the chemical kinetic process of the plasma around it,which is the main reason for the deflection of the arc toward the protrusions and the arc anode attachment in a constricted mode.In order to verify the numerical simulation results,verification experiments are also performed using similar size scale anode protrusion,and the results showed that the presence of protrusion can indeed cause the deflection of the arc and even cause the ablation of the protrusion.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11175226.
文摘Fluctuations of cathode cavity pressure and arc voltage are observed experimentally in adc plasma torch with a long inter-electrode channel. The results show that they have the same frequency of around 4kHz under typical experimental conditions. The observed phase difference between the pressure and the voltage, which is influenced by the path length between the pressure sensor and the cathode cavity, varies with different input powers. Combined with numerical simulation, the position of the pressure perturbation origin is estimated, and the results show that it is located at 0.01-0.05m upstream of the inter-electrode channel outlet.
