Determination of the gas temperature in a plasmatron channel by means of a known electron temperature distribution

An analytic method is proposed that permits computation of the heavy particle temperature distribution in a plasmatron channel according to a known electron temperature distribution. The results obtained can be useful for a number of model computations in the determination of the most efficient conditions for propelling a gas through a plasmatron in order to heat the heavy component. This approach permits comprehension of the specifics of heating a cold gas penetrating the plasma and correctly estimating the gas temperature distribution within the channel.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 85–88, August, 1989.