Fluid Poisson model: non-thermal plasma

model for non-thermal plasmas, including all relevant plasma species

Also known as FEDM = finite element discharge modelling

continuous-space model, continuous-time model, deterministic model, dimensional model, dynamic model, mathematical model, nonlinear model

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Named after

Siméon Denis Poisson

Description

A set of continuity|balance equations for electrons, ions and neutral species, coupled to Poisson's equation for the electric potential

Contained entities

continuity equation	$\frac{\partial n}{\partial t}+\mathrm{\nabla }\cdot j=S$	governing equation
	$n$ represents particle number density
	$j$ represents particle fluence rate
	$S$ represents sources and sinks
	$t$ represents time
reaction kinetics model
electron energy flux (drift-diffusion)	$Q=wb\mathrm{\nabla }\varphi -\mathrm{\nabla }(Dw)$	governing equation
	$Q$ represents electron energy flux
	$w$ represents electron energy density
	$b$ represents mobility of electron energy
	$\varphi$ represents electric potential
	$D$ represents diffusivity of electron energy
Robin boundary condition for particle flux	$N\cdot j=\frac{1-r}{1+r}(q\mu N\cdot E+\frac{1}{2}{v}_{th}n)$	boundary condition
	$j$ represents particle fluence rate
	$N$ represents unit normal vector
	$q$ represents electric charge
	$\mu$ represents electrical mobility
	$n$ represents particle number density
	$E$ represents electric field
	$v_{th}$ represents thermal velocity
	$r$ represents reflection coefficient
Poisson's equation for the electric potential	$-{ϵ}_0{ϵ}_r{\mathrm{\nabla }}^2\varphi =\rho$	governing equation
	${ϵ}_0$ represents permittivity of vacuum
	${ϵ}_r$ represents relative permittivity
	$\varphi$ represents electric potential
	$\rho$ represents electric charge density
particle flux (drift-diffusion)	$j=qn\mu \mathrm{\nabla }\varphi -\mathrm{\nabla }(Dn)$	governing equation
	$j$ represents particle fluence rate
	$q$ represents electric charge
	$n$ represents particle number density
	$\mu$ represents electrical mobility
	$\varphi$ represents electric potential
	$D$ represents mass diffusivity
continuity equation for electron energy	$\frac{\partial w}{\partial t}+\mathrm{\nabla }\cdot Q=-eE\cdot j+\tilde{S}$	governing equation
	$w$ represents electron energy density
	$Q$ represents electron energy flux
	$t$ represents time
	$e$ represents elementary charge
	$E$ represents electric field
	$j$ represents electron flux density
	$\tilde{S}$ represents electron energy source

Computational tasks

fluid Poisson model: determine particle densities

Assumptions

classical approximation, continuum approximation, local approximation

References

Boundary conditions in fluid models of gas discharges

Introduction and verification of FEDM, an open-source FEniCS-based discharge modelling code

MCPlas, a MATLAB toolbox for reproducible plasma modelling with COMSOL

Semantic information management in low-temperature plasma science and technology with VIVO

Source code repositories

https://inp-sdt.github.io/MCPlas/_build/html/index.html
https://github.com/plasma-mds/adamant
https://github.com/INP-SDT/MCPlas

Software

FEniCS

Weak formulations

fluid Poisson model: weak formulation

Further links

Item	Property
electric discharge	modelled by
plasma modeling	specialized by

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