Chinese Optics, Volume. 16, Issue 2, 296(2023)

Spectral diagnosis of an arc jet actuator

Ye YUAN1, Lei-chao TIAN2, Cheng GUO1, and Qing ZHAO1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
  • 2Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Space Engine, Shanghai Institute of Space Propulsion, Shanghai 201112, China
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    Structure diagram of arc jet plasma actuator. (a) Stereogram; (b) cross section image
    Plasma characteristic distributions at current of 60 A and gas inlet velocity of 0.5 m/s. (a) Potential; (b) pressure; (c) temperature; (d) speed
    Experimental photographs of arc jet plasma actuator. (a) Arc jet plasma actuator; (b) plasma jet
    Spectrometer calibration diagram and six strong spectral lines
    Spectrum measured by experiment under working condition 3
    Comparison diagrams of experimental and simulation results of (a) electron temperature and (b) electron density under different inlet gas flows
    Comparison diagrams of experimental and simulation results of (a) electron temperature and (b) electron density under different discharge currents
    • Table 1. Experimental and simulation results under different working conditions

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      Table 1. Experimental and simulation results under different working conditions

      Condition NumberPreset current/ADischarge Current/ADischarge Voltage/VRate of Flow/(L·min−1) Te from experiment/K ne from experiment/m−3Te from Simulation/K ne from Simulation/m−3
      18058324010505.85.75×1022117432.45×1022
      28052.8313010184.62.53×1022112581.75×1022
      38050.432209943.61.31×1022106561.11×1022
      48049.7272010451.84.87×1022106231.08×1022
      57548.9282010226.02.77×1022105821.04×1022
      67047.928209925.71.27×1022105309.96×1021
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    Paper Information

    Category: Original Article

    Received: May. 13, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 24, 2022

    Published Online: Apr. 4, 2023

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2022-0097

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