• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 34, Issue 6, 065003 (2022)
Ye Yuan1、2, Yan Zhang2, Qing Zhao1、*, Xiaoping Huang1, and Cheng Guo1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
  • 2Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Space Engine, Shanghai Institute of Space Propulsion, Shanghai 201112, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202234.210527 Cite this Article
    Ye Yuan, Yan Zhang, Qing Zhao, Xiaoping Huang, Cheng Guo. Numerical study on the characteristics of an arc jet plasma actuator[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(6): 065003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Structure diagram of arc jet plasma actuator
    Fig. 1. Structure diagram of arc jet plasma actuator
    Plasma characteristic distribution at current 20 A, gas inlet velocity 10 m / s and pipe radius 2.5 mm
    Fig. 2. Plasma characteristic distribution at current 20 A, gas inlet velocity 10 m / s and pipe radius 2.5 mm
    Influences of current, gas inlet velocity and pipe radius on radial and axial potential distribution
    Fig. 3. Influences of current, gas inlet velocity and pipe radius on radial and axial potential distribution
    Influences of current, inlet velocity and pipe radius on radial and axial pressure distribution
    Fig. 4. Influences of current, inlet velocity and pipe radius on radial and axial pressure distribution
    Influences of current, inlet velocity and pipe radius on radial and axial temperature distribution
    Fig. 5. Influences of current, inlet velocity and pipe radius on radial and axial temperature distribution
    Influences of current, inlet velocity and pipe radius on radial and axial velocity distribution
    Fig. 6. Influences of current, inlet velocity and pipe radius on radial and axial velocity distribution
    Experimental photos of arc jet plasma actuator
    Fig. 7. Experimental photos of arc jet plasma actuator
    Potential distribution at current 20 A, gas inlet velocity 0.5 m / s and pipe radius 2.5 mm
    Fig. 8. Potential distribution at current 20 A, gas inlet velocity 0.5 m / s and pipe radius 2.5 mm
    current/ A inlet gas velocity/(m/s) pipe radius/ mm internal minimum voltage/V average temperature at the exit/K average speed at exit/(m/s)
    200.52.5−83.73035.926.8
    205.02.5−145.23994.3308.5
    2010.02.5−176.83185.9424.6
    1010.02.5−171.71963.3275.4
    1510.02.5−177.22565.7340.1
    2010.03.0−168.03035.7281.9
    2010.03.5−157.82982.5199.9
    Table 1. Key performance parameters of arc jet plasma actuator
    inlet flow/ (L·min−1) preset current before discharge/A stable discharge current/A preset voltage before discharge/V stable discharge voltage/V
    572049384
    7721493130
    5820.249386
    58.521.449388
    5921.549386.7
    592049488
    51021.549484
    5112249480
    Table 2. Measured current and voltage characteristics
    Ye Yuan, Yan Zhang, Qing Zhao, Xiaoping Huang, Cheng Guo. Numerical study on the characteristics of an arc jet plasma actuator[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(6): 065003
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