Abstract
A numerical model has been developed to predict the temperature history of particles injected into a low pressure dc plasma jet. The temperature and velocity fields of the plasma jet are predicted as a free jet by solving the parabolized compressible Navier-Stokes equations using a spatial marching scheme. Particle trajectories and heat transfer characteristics are calculated using the predicted plasma jet temperature and velocity fields. Correction factors have been introduced to take into account noncontinuum effects encountered in the low pressure environment. The exchange of energy and momentum between the injected particles and plasma flow was treated by considering the source terms in the governing equations. The plasma jet profiles as well as the particle/plasma interactions with different jet pressure ratios (from underexpanded to overexpanded) have been investigated. The effect of particle loading on the resulting jet profiles, particle trajectories, and temperature profiles is presented and discussed.
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