Numerical and experimental investigation of plasma plume deflection with MHD flow control

作者：Zhao, Kai^*; Li, Feng; Sun, Baigang; Yang, Hongyu; Zhou, Tao; Sun, Ruizhi

来源：Plasma Science and Technology, 2018, 20(6): 065511.

DOI：10.1088/2058-6272/aab2a4

• MHD
• plasma
• ionization degree
• thrust vector
• aero engine

This paper presents a composite magneto hydrodynamics (MHD) method to control the low-temperature micro-ionized plasma flow generated by injecting alkali salt into the combustion gas to realize the thrust vector of an aeroengine. The principle of plasma flow with MHD control is analyzed. The feasibility of plasma jet deflection is investigated using numerical simulation with MHD control by loading the User-Defined Function model. A test rig with plasma flow controlled by MHD is established. An alkali salt compound with a low ionization energy is injected into combustion gas to obtain the low-temperature plasma flow. Finally, plasma plume deflection is obtained in different working conditions. The results demonstrate that plasma plume deflection with MHD control can be realized via numerical simulation. A low-temperature plasma flow can be obtained by injecting an alkali metal salt compound with low ionization energy into a combustion gas at 1800-2500 K. The vector angle of plasma plume deflection increases with the increase of gas temperature and the magnetic field intensity. It is feasible to realize the aim of the thrust vector of aeroengine by using MHD to control plasma flow deflection.

• 出版日期2018-6
• 单位中国人民解放军空军指挥学院; 北京航空航天大学; 中国人民解放军空军航空大学