Published November 27, 2012
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Journal article
Modeling of neutral entrainment in an FRC thruster
Creators
- 1. Propulsion Directorate, Edwards AFB, CA 93524 (United States)
- 2. ERC, Inc., Edwards AFB, CA 93524 (United States)
Description
Neutral entrainment in a field reversed configuration thruster is modeled numerically with an implicit PIC code extended to include thermal and chemical interactions between plasma and neutral particles. The contribution of charge exchange and electron impact ionization reactions is analyzed, and the sensitivity of the entrainment efficiency to the plasmoid translation velocity and neutral density is evaluated.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.4769705;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 1501
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1416-1422
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 28. international symposium on rarefied gas dynamics 2012
- Dates
- 9-13 Jul 2012
- Place
- Zaragoza (Spain)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44034930
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CHARGE EXCHANGE; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; P CODES; PLASMA; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMONS; REVERSED-FIELD PINCH DEVICES; REVERSE-FIELD PINCH; SENSITIVITY; THRUSTERS; VELOCITY
- Descriptors DEC
- CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; COLLISIONS; COMPUTER CODES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; PINCH DEVICES; PINCH EFFECT; QUASI PARTICLES; SIMULATION; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOROIDAL PINCH DEVICES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics