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Snowplow model is the main method to describe the acceleration process of coaxial plasma gun in the pre-fill mode, which can directly give the analytical expression of plasma velocity versus time. So it has become an important reference in designing the device structures satisfying the requirements for different applications. Through measuring the current, magnetic and optical signals, the characteristics of current during the discharge and the motion of plasmoid are investigated. The variation of discharge current with time is close to the damping sine curve, which is an underdamping solution of RLC equivalent discharge circuit. The measured current in lieu of the sine one is used to calculate the theoretical velocity so as to eliminate the error of magnetic pressure. The variation of plasma velocity with discharge voltage and chamber pressure are consistent with those obtained by solving the equation of plasma motion under snow plough model, but the acceleration process is another story. At the initial stage of the discharge, owing to the low sweep efficiency, the plasma is accelerated to a higher velocity than the predicted one, the increase of voltage and the decrease of pressure further enhance the effect. With the extension of the acceleration distance, owing to the friction resistance between plasma and electrodes, the acceleration slows down and the velocity starts to fall below the predicated value, the saturation of plasma velocity at the nozzle is found. The friction resistance term is added to the equation of plasma motion. Compared with the deviation range of 26.8%–53.6% of the existing model, the differences between the theoretical speed and the measured speed under different voltages and pressures are in a range of 3.1%–8.4% after adding the friction resistance term into the equation of plasma motion. The optimization of snow plow model greatly improves the accuracy of velocity prediction, which can provide an effective reference for designing device structure and calculating energy efficiency.
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Keywords:
- coaxial gun /
- snow plough model /
- plasma velocity /
- friction resistance
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图 1 同轴枪装置示意图
Figure 1. Schematic of coaxial gun device.
图 2 同轴枪放电的典型电流、磁信号及光信号波形(充电电压6 kV, 预填充气压20 Pa)
Figure 2. Typical electrical, magnetic and optical signals of discharge in a coaxial gun (V = 6 kV and P = 20 Pa).
图 3 同轴枪放电等效回路示意图
Figure 3. Schematic of discharge equivalent circuit in a coaxial gun.
图 4 电流实测波形与理论计算波形对比
Figure 4. Comparison of the measured and the theoretical current signals.
图 5 气压20 Pa时, 不同电压下等离子体(a)轴向位置和(b)速度随加速时间的变化
Figure 5. (a) Axial position and (b) velocity of plasma versus acceleration time with different voltage at 20 Pa.
图 6 电压6 kV时, 不同气压下等离子体(a)轴向位置和(b)速度随加速时间的变化
Figure 6. (a) Axial position and (b) velocity of plasma versus acceleration time with different pressure at 6 kV.
图 7 实测和正弦电流下的轴向安培力对比
Figure 7. Comparison of ampere force calculated by measured and sinusoidal current.
图 8 实测和正弦电流下的理论速度对比
Figure 8. Comparison of theoretical velocity calculated by measured and sinusoidal current.
图 9 气压20 Pa时, 不同电压下等离子体速度随加速时间的变化
Figure 9. Plasma velocity versus acceleration time with different voltage at 20 Pa
图 10 电压6 kV时, 不同气压下等离子体速度随加速时间的变化
Figure 10. Plasma velocity versus acceleration time with different pressure at 6 kV.
图 11 气压20 Pa时, 等离子体枪口速度随电压的变化
Figure 11. Muzzle velocity of plasma jet versus voltage at 20 Pa.
图 12 电压6 kV时, 等离子体枪口速度随气压的变化
Figure 12. Muzzle velocity of plasma jet versus pressure at 6 kV.
图 13 气压20 Pa时, 加速饱和阶段等离子体速度随加速时间的变化
Figure 13. Plasma velocity versus acceleration time in saturation stage at 20 Pa.
图 14 电压6 kV时, 加速饱和阶段等离子体速度随加速时间的变化
Figure 14. Plasma velocity versus acceleration time in saturation stage at 6 kV.
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[1] Marshall J 1960 Phys. Fluids 3 134
Google Scholar
[2] Ticoş C M, Wang Z, Wurden G A, Kline J L, Montgomery D S 2008 Phys. Plasmas 15 103701
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Google Scholar
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[5] Lu M F, Yang S Z, Liu C Z 1997 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science San Diego, CA, USA, May 19–22, 1997 p175
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Huang J G, Han J W, Lee H W, Cai M H, Lee X Y, Zhang Z L, Chen Z F, Wang L, Yang X Z, Feng C H 2009 Chin. Sci. Bull. 02 150
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Peng Z J 2004 Ph. D. Dissertation (Beijing: Tsinghua University) (in Chinese)
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Liu S 2019 Ph. D. Dissertation (Xi’an: Xi’an Jiaotong University) (in Chinese)
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Google Scholar
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