MIXING STUDY IN AN INDUCTIVE PLASMA REACTOR - COMPARISON BETWEEN MODEL-CALCULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

This study compares the predictions of a multicomponent reactive model of inductive plasma reactor mixing and experimental data obtained wit h the enthalpy probe technique. Central injection of two different gas es, helium and nitrogen, into the core of an inductive (h.f.) plasma d ischarge permits us to analyze the influence of the nature of the cent ral gas on the reactor's mixing patterns. This work highlights diffusi on in a multicomponent situation. The model considers the dissociation of H-2, present in the sheath gas.