Simulation of anode instability in gas flow

Author

Islamov, Raphael Sh

Author_Institution

Res. Center for Technol. Lasers, Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia

Volume

27

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

88

Lastpage

89

Abstract

A multidimensional fluid model of the DC elevated pressure glow discharge has been used to study the growth of the instability near an anode inside a parallel plane surface geometry. This model is based on a fluid description of electron and ion transport coupled with Poisson´s equation. The numerical results of studies of the anode glow stratification, resulting in the formation of separate glowing regions extended along the gas flow, are presented. The electron diffusion, full current, and volume electron-ion recombination have a profound effect on the collective interaction of current structures

Keywords

anodes; glow discharges; plasma collision processes; plasma flow; plasma instability; plasma simulation; plasma transport processes; DC elevated pressure glow discharge; Poisson´s equation; anode; anode glow stratification; anode instability; collective interaction; current structures; electron diffusion; electron transport; fluid description; full current; gas flow; glowing regions; instability; ion transport; multidimensional fluid model; numerical results; parallel plane surface geometry; plasma simulation; volume electron-ion recombination; Anodes; Electrons; Fluid flow; Geometry; Glow discharges; Multidimensional systems; Poisson equations; Solid modeling; Spontaneous emission; Surface discharges;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.763055

Filename

763055