Two-dimensional simulation of dense plasma focus

Ou Haibin; Duan Shuchao; Wang Ganghua; Xiao Jinshui; He Jialong; Xie Long; Xiao Bo; Kan Mingxian

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202436.240001

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May 2024

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Ou Haibin, Duan Shuchao, Wang Ganghua, et al. Two-dimensional simulation of dense plasma focus[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36: 075001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240001

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Ou Haibin, Duan Shuchao, Wang Ganghua, et al. Two-dimensional simulation of dense plasma focus[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36: 075001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240001

Ou Haibin, Duan Shuchao, Wang Ganghua, et al. Two-dimensional simulation of dense plasma focus[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36: 075001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240001

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Ou Haibin, Duan Shuchao, Wang Ganghua, et al. Two-dimensional simulation of dense plasma focus[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36: 075001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240001

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Two-dimensional simulation of dense plasma focus

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240001

Institute of Fluid Physics, CAEP, Mianyang 621999, China

Received Date: 2024-01-03
Accepted Date: 2024-03-19
Rev Recd Date: 2024-03-19

Available Online: 2024-04-15

Publish Date: 2024-05-31

Abstract

Abstract

To investigate the motion law of the plasma sheath in a dense plasma focus (DPF) device and the influence of related design parameters, this paper uses a self-developed FOI program to conduct two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the plasma sheath motion process and focus formation process in the Mather type discharge chamber structure, and obtains results similar to the visible light experimental images of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. At the same time, the influence of different pressure, current, anode radius and cathode-anode gap on the motion law of the plasma sheath is explored. The calculation results show that the plasma sheath will compress the gas radially with a certain degree of curvature, which is one of the reasons for the instability phenomenon; the axial velocity of plasma sheath is inversely proportional to the square root of pressure, and is proportional to the current. The larger the anode size of the device, the smaller the axial velocity of sheath. To increase the current, it is necessary to extend the anode length to match the focusing time with the current peak. The gap between cathode and anode has little effect on the axial motion process of plasma sheath near the anode.
- dense plasma focus,
- magnetohydrodynamics,
- plasma sheath,
- pinch

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