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Comparative study of two- and three-dimensional modeling on arc discharge phenomena inside a thermal plasma torch with hollow electrodes

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Keun Su-
dc.contributor.authorPark, Jin Myung-
dc.contributor.authorChoi, Sooseok-
dc.contributor.authorKim, Jongin-
dc.contributor.authorHong, Sang Hee-
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-20T01:37:04Z-
dc.date.available2010-08-20T01:37:04Z-
dc.date.issued2008-02-12-
dc.identifier.citationPhys. Plasmas 15(2), 023501en
dc.identifier.issn1070-664X-
dc.identifier.issn1089-7674 (online)-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10371/69033-
dc.description.abstractA comparative study between two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) modeling is carried out on arc discharge phenomena inside a thermal plasma torch with hollow electrodes, in order to evaluate the effects of arc root configuration characterized by either 2D annular or 3D highly localized
attachment on the electrode surface. For this purpose, a more precise 3D transient model has been developed by taking account of 3D arc current distribution and arc root rotation. The 3D simulation results apparently reveal that the 3D arc root attachment brings about the inherent 3D and turbulence nature of plasma fields inside the torch. It is also found that the constricted arc column near the vortex chamber plays an important role in heating and acceleration of injected arc gases by concentrating arc currents on the axis of the hollow electrodes. The inherent 3D nature of arc discharge is well preserved inside the cathode region, while these 3D features slowly diminish
behind the vortex chamber where the turbulent flow begins to be developed in the anode region. Based on the present simulation results, it is noted that the mixing effects of the strong turbulent flow on the heat and mass transfer are mainly responsible for the gradual relaxation of the 3D structures of plasma fields into the 2D axisymmetric ones that eventually appear in the anode region near the torch exit. From a detailed comparison of the 3D results with the 2D ones, the arc root configuration seems to have a significant effect on the heat transfer to the electrode surfaces interacting with the turbulent plasma flow. That is, in the 2D simulation based on an axisymmetric stationary model, the turbulence phenomena are fairly underestimated and the amount of heat transferred to the cold anode wall is calculated to be smaller than that obtained in the 3D simulation. For the validation of the numerical simulations, calculated plasma temperatures and axial velocities are compared with experimentally measured ones, and the 3D simulation turns out to be more accurate than the 2D simulation as a result of a relatively precise description of the turbulent phenomena inside the torch using a more realistic model of arc root attachment. Finally, it is suggested that the 3D transient formulation is indeed required for describing the real arc discharge phenomena inside the torch, while the 2D stationary approach is sometimes useful for getting practical information about the time-averaged plasma characteristics outside the torch because of its simplicity and rapidness in computation.
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dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Science and Technology in Koreaen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physicsen
dc.subjectthermal plasma torchen
dc.subjecthollow electrodesen
dc.subjecttwo- and three-dimensional modelingen
dc.subjectcomparative studyen
dc.subjectarc root attachmenten
dc.subjectturbulent flowsen
dc.titleComparative study of two- and three-dimensional modeling on arc discharge phenomena inside a thermal plasma torch with hollow electrodesen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor김근수-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor박진명-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor최수석-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor김종인-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor홍상희-
dc.identifier.doi10.1063/1.2825670-
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