Fluid Dynamic and Kinetic Modeling of the Near-Cathode Region in Thermal Plasmas

By (author) Frank Scharf

Book cover: Fluid Dynamic and Kinetic Modeling of the Near-Cathode Region in Thermal Plasmas

Extent: 141 pages

Publisher: Logos Verlag Berlin

Subjects: Technical Sciences: Computer Science, Engineering, IT, & Math

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(April 2009)

ISBN: 9783832521820

5.71 x 8.27 inches

Price: $57.00

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High intensity discharge (HID) lamps are often found in high power lighting applications, such as car head lights, video projectors, or stadium lights. The characteristics of such discharges are mainly determined by the plasma in the near-cathode region. This work investigates the near-cathode region with fluid dynamic and kinetic methods. The kinetic model, which is solved by expanding the heavy particle distribution functions into Hermite and Laguerre polynomials, proves to be more powerful and accurate.

  • By (author) Frank Scharf