A COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS AND THEORETICAL PREDICTIONS REGARDING THE BEHAVIOR OF A TURBULENT ARGON PLASMA-JET DISCHARGING INTO AIR

被引:19
作者
DILAWARI, AH [1 ]
SZEKELY, J [1 ]
WESTHOFF, R [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
关键词
ambient air; modelling; Turbulent argon plasma jet;
D O I
10.1007/BF01447261
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
Computed results are presented describing the temperature and concentration fields obtained when an argon plasma jet is being discharged into ambient air. A previously published mathematical model for turbulent plasma plumes is used for the calculations. These predictions are compared with recent), published experimental measurements by Brossa and Pfender, performed with an enthalpy probe. The theoretical predictions appear to agree reasonably well with the measurements of both the temperature and concentration profiles, with a maximum deviation in the 10-20% range. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页码:501 / 513
页数:13
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