Experimental studies of plasma sheath near meshes of different transmissivity

<正>The measurements of the potential distributions in the boundary layer near meshes with different mesh spacing were conducted in weakly collisional plasmas using a fine-structured emissive probe and the results of the sheath thickness and electric field at the sheath-presheath edge were compared with theoretical models of collisional presheath and collisionless sheath.It was shown that,because the meshes are partially transparent to ions,the sheath is thinner and the electric field is stronger for the mesh of higher transmissivity,owing to the increased ion density in the sheath contributed from the ions transmitted from the other side of the mesh.However,the potential profiles in the presheath remain almost the same for different meshes except for the shift of the sheath-presheath edge.The thickness of the sheath decreases while the electric field at the edge increases with the increase of the neutral gas pressure.Furthermore, depending on the pressure,the measured electric fields at the edge are close to that from the models of a transition region.     

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利用发射探针诊断了处于扩散等离子体流场中平板两侧的鞘层电势分布并给出鞘层厚度及边界电场。结合Child-Langmuir(CL)定律并利用一维流体模型,分析对比了鞘厚及边界电场。结果显示,上下游的鞘层呈现不对称结构,下游比上游厚,边界电场下游比上游弱,并且下游的预鞘还呈现类似虚阳极的结构。上下游CL鞘的厚度满足线性比例关系,比例系数约为1.2,且实验值与理论值非常接近。上下游CL鞘的边界电场与模型Te/(eλD)比较接近,上游Bohm鞘边界电场的实验结果与过渡区模型 较符合,但下游Bohm鞘的边界电场与现有模型有较大差异。     

Calibration method for 2D instantaneous OH-PLIF temperature measurements in flame

Noninvasive technology for measuring instantaneously two-dimensional(2D) temperature distributions of flame using two-color planar laser induced fluorescence(PLIF) of OH is investigated.A calibration method is researched and developed.This method is based on the calibration experiments with a laminar premixed flame and thermocouple,and avoids complex calculation and uncertainty of the spectrum parameters.Measurements for a flat burner at ambient temperature under atmospheric pressure are also presented;calibration results are used to diagnose a supersonic combustion in scramjet combustor.The conclusion indicates that this method is useful,and a better precision of calibration can be acquired by correcting the line shapes of the spectral lines and lasers.     

Numerical analysis of quantitative measurement of hydroxyl radical concentration using laser-induced fluorescence in flame

The aim of the present work is to quantitatively measure the hydroxyl radical concentration by using LIF(laserinduced fluorescence) in flame.The detailed physical models of spectral absorption lineshape broadening,collisional transition and quenching at elevated pressure are built.The fine energy level structure of the OH molecule is illustrated to understand the process with laser-induced fluorescence emission and others in the case without radiation,which include collisional quenching,rotational energy transfer(RET),and vibrational energy transfer(VET).Based on these,some numerical results are achieved by simulations in order to evaluate the fluorescence yield at elevated pressure.These results are useful for understanding the real physical processes in OH-LIF technique and finding a way to calibrate the signal for quantitative measurement of OH concentration in a practical combustor.