Two-dimensional heat conducting simulation of plasma armatures

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:5729211

Huerta, M A; Boynton, G ^[1]

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1. Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics

This paper reports on our development of a two-dimensional MHD code to simulate internal motions in a railgun plasma armature. The authors use the equations of resistive MHD, with Ohmic heating, and radiation heat transport. The authors use a Flux Corrected Transport code to advance all quantities in time. Our runs show the development of complex flows, subsequent shedding of secondary arcs, and a drop in the acceleration of the armature.

• OSTI ID: 5729211
• Report Number(s): CONF-9004136-; CODEN: IEMGA; TRN: 92-009560
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 27:1; Conference: 5. IEEE symposium on electromagnetic launcher technology, Destin, FL (United States), 1-5 Apr 1990; ISSN 0018-9464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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M CODES
MHD EQUILIBRIUM
PLASMA ACCELERATION
RADIATION HEATING
RADIATION TRANSPORT
RAILGUN ACCELERATORS
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EQUILIBRIUM
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RESISTANCE HEATING
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