fluid Poisson model (non-thermal plasma)

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mathematical model

Available identifiers

MaRDI QIDQ6775639

model for non-thermal plasmas, including all relevant plasma species, named after Siméon Denis Poisson

Also known as FEDM = finite element discharge modelling

Description

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

List of contained entities

Poisson's equation for the electric potential	$-{ϵ}_0{ϵ}_r{\mathrm{\nabla }}^2\varphi ={\rho }_c$	physical law
	${ϵ}_0$ represents permittivity of vacuum
	${ϵ}_r$ represents relative permittivity
	$\varphi$ represents electric potential
	${\rho }_c$ represents electric charge density
Robin boundary condition for particle flux	$\nu \cdot j=\frac{1-r}{1+r}(q\mu \nu \cdot E+\frac{1}{2}{v}_{th}n)$	boundary condition
	$j$ represents particle fluence rate
	$\nu$ 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
continuity equation	$\frac{\partial \rho }{\partial t}+\mathrm{\nabla }\cdot j=\sigma$	physical law
	$\rho$ represents particle number density
	$j$ represents particle fluence rate
	$\sigma$ represents particle generation or removal
	$t$ represents time
continuity equation for electron energy	$\frac{\partial w}{\partial t}+\mathrm{\nabla }\cdot Q=-eE\cdot j+S$	physical law
	$w$ 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
	$S$ represents electron energy source
electron energy flux (drift-diffusion)	$Q=wb\mathrm{\nabla }\varphi -\mathrm{\nabla }(Dw)$	physical law
	$Q$ 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
particle flux (drift-diffusion)	$j=qn\mu \mathrm{\nabla }\varphi -\mathrm{\nabla }(Dn)$	physical law
	$j$ 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

Described at:

Boundary conditions in fluid models of gas discharges

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

Describes a project that uses

FEniCS

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