Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1997. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3990-8
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1997.605156
