Thermodynamic and transport properties of two-temperature lithium plasmas

Thermodynamic and transport properties of two-temperature lithium plasmas are calculated for the pressure range from 0.0001 to 1 atm, electron temperatures from 1000 to 40000 K and the electron/heavy particle ratio from 1 to 5. The calculated results are presented concerning the variation with the electron temperature of the plasma composition, specific enthalpy, specific heat, viscosity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and diffusion coefficient with the gas pressure and electron/heavy-particle temperature ratio as the parameters. The effects of gas pressure and electron/heavy-particle temperature ratio on lithium plasma properties are discussed in terms of the variation of gas ionization degree with gas pressure and temperature. For the special case with gas temperature below 10000 K and without accounting for gas ionization, the present calculated results about lithium viscosity and thermal conductivity at atmospheric pressure are consistent with those reported in the literature. (paper)