An electrothermal plasma model considering polyethylene and copper ablation based on ignition experiment

J Zhang, X Li, Y Hang, W Yang - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In order to study the characteristics of electrothermal plasma interaction with energetic
materials, especially the ignition ability, a novel model considering polyethylene and copper …

Investigation of geometry and current density effects in a pulsed electrothermal plasma source using a 2-D simulation model

MJ Esmond, AL Winfrey - IEEE Transactions on Plasma …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electrothermal (ET) plasma discharges have application to mass acceleration technologies
relevant to military ballistics and magnetic confinement fusion reactor operation. ET plasma …

Two-dimensional, three-fluid modeling of capillary plasma discharges in electrothermal mass accelerators

MJ Esmond, AL Winfrey - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Electrothermal (ET) plasma launchers have a wide array of applications as mass
acceleration devices. An ET plasma launcher utilizes an ET plasma discharge to accelerate …

Study on electrical explosion mechanism and ignition characteristics of copper and aluminum powder under ignition solid propellant

J Zhang, L Chen, W Yang, X Li - IEEE Transactions on Plasma …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to study the characteristic of the electrical explosion of copper and aluminum
powders, a multilayer generator was designed, an experimental system was set up, and the …

Radiation Heat Transfer and Vapor Shielding in a Two-Dimensional Model of an Electrothermal Plasma Source

M Esmond, L Winfrey - Journal of Fusion Energy, 2016 - Springer
Electrothermal (ET) plasma discharges are emerging as valuable mechanisms for pellet
injection in magnetic confinement fusion reactors. They have been shown to be capable of …

Generation of noble and refractory metals plasma jets by electrothermal discharge for surface deposition applications

ME Abdel-Kader, MA Abd Al-Halim… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Arc-dominated capillary discharges generate high-density plasmas from the ablation of the
material of the inner lining sleeve, where ablation is determined by the radiant energy …

Investigation into geometric effect in capillary discharge plasma generator using an improved ablation model

J Zhang, X Li, L Chen, Y Zhao, L Liang… - Journal of Physics D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The wall material and the electrode material together determine the composition of the
capillary discharge plasma. In this paper, an improved ablation model considering …

Ablation of Aluminum Foil by Strong Pulsed Optical Radiation of Metallic Plasma Jet

Y Cao, R Han, W Yuan, C Li, W Yao… - 2022 IEEE 5th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, capillary discharge plasma has been popular in propulsion, fusion and other
fields, and is usually regarded as a high heat flux source for material research. Metal wires …

Two-dimensional, Hydrodynamic Modeling of Electrothermal Plasma Discharges

MJ Esmond - 2016 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
A two-dimensional, time-dependent model and code have been developed to model
electrothermal (ET) plasma discharges. ET plasma discharges are capillary discharges that …

[PDF][PDF] Investigation of Geometry and Current Density Effects in a Pulsed Electrothermal Plasma Source Using a Two-Dimensional Simulation Model

MJ Esmond, AL Winfrey - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electrothermal (ET) plasma discharges have application to mass acceleration technologies
relevant to military ballistics and magnetic confinement fusion reactor operation. ET plasma …