Two-temperature chemical-nonequilibrium modelling of a high-velocity argon plasma flow in a low-power arcjet thruster

Physics & Astronomy

• argon plasma 72%
• magnetohydrodynamic flow 67%
• argon 48%
• molecular ions 46%
• constrictors 36%
• atoms 31%
• plasma jets 19%
• temperature 18%
• arcs 17%
• ionization 14%
• neutral atoms 11%
• attachment 10%
• excitation 10%
• ions 9%
• nozzles 9%
• reaction kinetics 9%
• chemical reactions 9%
• anodes 8%
• expansion 6%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Plasma flow 100%
• Argon 70%
• Atoms 64%
• Ions 49%
• Temperature 24%
• Plasmas 24%
• Ionization 23%
• Reaction kinetics 9%
• Electrons 8%
• Chemical reactions 8%
• Anodes 8%
• Nozzles 7%

Chemical Compounds

• Argon Atom 98%
• Molecular Ion 43%
• Flow 40%
• Plasma 38%
• Ionization 16%
• Nozzle 12%
• Anode 7%
• Simulation 6%
• Electron Particle 5%