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Plasma Investigations
2000. V. 38. № 2. P. 170–175
Volov V.T., Volov D.B., Shmelev V.M.
The thermodynamic processes of flow of gas from the barrel of a ballistic plasma generator
Annotation
A theoretical study is made into the flow of radiating gas from the barrel of a ballistic plasma generator. A set of nonlinear differential equations is obtained which enable one to calculate the parameters of gas in the plasma generator barrel. A comparison of the results of integration of this system with the results of two-dimensional numerical analysis reveals their adequate (from the standpoint of engineering calculations) accuracy. Given a number of justified assumptions, analytical relations are derived which describe qualitatively the state of gas.
Article reference:
Volov V.T., Volov D.B., Shmelev V.M. The thermodynamic processes of flow of gas from the barrel of a ballistic plasma generator, High Temp., 2000. V. 38. № 2. P. 170