Plasma flow over an array of particles

DOI10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00116-7MaRDI QIDQ1973084zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Alok Verma, Milind A. Jog

Publication date 2 January 2002

Published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/s0017-9310(99)00116-7

zbMATH Keywords

array of spherical particlescollective behaviour of particlescontinuum conservation equationsdrag coefficientelectric fieldfinite volume methodlaminar axisymmetric thermal plasma flowlateral spacinglongitudinal spacingNusselt numberorthogonal curvilinear grids

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05)

Review text

Results of numerical analysis are presented for a steady laminar axisymmetric thermal plasma flow over an array of spherical particles for moderate Reynolds numbers. The authors investigate the effects of longitudinal and lateral spacing on the mass and heat transport. The problem is so formulated that the continuum conservation equations for neutrals, ions and electrons are solved in the presence of electric field. For the calculations the authors use a finite volume method and numerically generated orthogonal curvilinear grids. Numerical results show that the drag coefficient and Nusselt number increase if the longitudinal spacing between the particles increases. Additionally, lateral effects diminish exponentially if the spacing increases. A substantial difference is demonstrated between the behaviour of interior particles in the array, and the behaviour of an isolated particle at the same Reynolds number.

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