Title :
Initial investigation of an air plasma Z-pinch
Author :
Luginsland, J.W. ; Frese, M.H. ; Frese, S.D. ; Parkinson, R.E.
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report on the initial results of a Z-pinch formed from a pre-existing high temperature, low density channel of air with near atmospheric pressure (e.g. formed from a spark discharge). The evolution of the density, temperature, and geometry of the plasma channel are calculated with the MHD code MACH2. Initial estimates of the ohmic heating, pinch radius, radiative cooling, and equilibrium impedance properties of the plasma are evaluated and compared against the analytic estimates.
Keywords :
Z pinch; plasma density; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma ohmic heating; plasma temperature; sparks; MACH2 MHD code; air plasma Z-pinch; equilibrium impedance properties; magnetohydrodynamics; ohmic heating; pinch radius; plasma channel density; plasma channel geometry; plasma channel temperature; preexisting high temperature channel; radiative cooling; spark discharge; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Cooling; Geometry; Heating; Impedance; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Sparks;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2004. ICOPS 2004. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 31st IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8334-6
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2004.1340069
