CHINESE JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS ›› 2019, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 533-541.DOI: 10.19596/j.cnki.1001-246x.7891

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DSMC Analysis of Unsteady Chemical Reactions of Hydrogen Plasma in Cylinder

SU Yongyuan, LI Jie, FAN Zhenglei   

  1. College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Hunan Changsha 410073, China
  • Received:2018-04-27 Revised:2018-06-28 Online:2019-09-25 Published:2019-09-25

Abstract: Unsteady flow characteristics of particles in plumes are studied with direct simulation Monte-Carlo method (DSMC) in an 8×10-6 s period. Dissociation model, recombination model and charge exchange model are included based on Bird's chemical reaction models. Molecular hydrogen H2, atomic hydrogen H, atomic metal X, ion H2+ and ion H+ are included. Influence on density distribution of particles in the field due to dissociation and recombination is studied. It shows that the number density of molecular hydrogen H2 decreases and the number density of atomic H increases since dissociation rate of molecular hydrogen H2 is faster than recombination of atomic H in the flow field. A charge exchange model is added in dissociation and recombination models. It shows that the number density of ion H2+ decreases and the number density of ion H+ increases obviously in charge exchange model.

Key words: DSMC method, dissociation-recombination reaction, charge exchange reaction

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