NON-MAXWELL BEHAVIOR OF ELECTRON-ENERGY DISTRIBUTION-FUNCTIONS IN EXPANDING NITROGEN ARCS

Authors
CAPITELLI M GORSE C LONGO S DYATKO N HASSOUNI K
Citation
M. Capitelli et al., NON-MAXWELL BEHAVIOR OF ELECTRON-ENERGY DISTRIBUTION-FUNCTIONS IN EXPANDING NITROGEN ARCS, Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer, 12(4), 1998, pp. 478-481
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical",Thermodynamics
Journal title
Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer → ACNP
ISSN journal
08878722
Volume
12
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
478 - 481
Database
ISI
SICI code
0887-8722(1998)12:4<478:NBOEDI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The electron energy distribution function (eedf) in expanding nitrogen arcs has been obtained by solving a Boltzmann equation including elas tic, inelastic, and superelastic terms. Different realistic hypotheses on the concentrations of vibrationally and electronically excited sta tes as well as on the ionization degree have been assumed. The results show that eedf and related coefficients are strongly dependent on the concentrations of excited states that superimpose structures to the b ulk of eedf.