Progress in Plasma Processing of Materials, 1997

ISBN Print: 1-56700-093-2

Electrical and Thermal Conductivities and Enthalpy of Air Plasma Contaminated with Fe, Ca, Mg or H20 Vapour

DOI: 10.1615/ITPPC-1996.690
pages 587-594

Resumo

Theoretical calculation was carried out to derive electrical and thermal conductivities and enthalpy of air plasma contaminated with either Fe, Ca, Mg or H20 vapour at a pressure of 100 kPa in temperature range from 2500 to 25000 K. At temperatures below 10000 K, the presence of Fe, Ca or Mg vapours enhances the electrical conductivity σ of air plasma drastically, whilst that of H20 vapour decreases σ On the other hand, the thermal conductivity κ and the enthalpy h of air plasma decrease with an increase in contamination of Fe, Ca or Mg vapours, while κ and h rise with a rise of contamination of H20 vapour.