Determination of relaxation times of N2 (v=1) level in presence of water vapor

Зуев, А. П.; Tkachenko, B. K.

doi:10.1007/bf00936689

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“…τ relax ~ 5 ms). However, the same qualitative effect of accelerated N 2 vibrational relaxation and energy thermalization is likely to be generated due to the presence of water vapor (up to P H O 2 ~ 20 Torr at T ~ 300 K, with the estimated relaxation time of τ relax ~ 0.5 ms [23]). Possible implications of this effect for plasma flow controls are discussed in section 4.…”

Section: Diffuse Filament Nanosecond Pulse Dischargementioning

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Control of vibrational distribution functions in nonequilibrium molecular plasmas and high-speed flows

Frederickson

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Lempert

et al. 2016

Plasma Sources Sci. Technol.

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The control of the vibrational distribution of nitrogen by energy transfer to CO 2 is studied in two closely related experiments. In the first experiment, the time-resolved N 2 (v = 0-3) vibrational level populations and temperature in the afterglow of a diffuse filament nanosecond pulse discharge are measured using broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy. The rotational-translational temperature in the afterglow is inferred from the partially rotationally resolved structure of the N 2 (v = 0) band. The measurements are performed in nitrogen, dry air, and their mixtures with CO 2. N 2 vibrational excitation in the discharge occurs by electron impact, with subsequent vibration-vibration (V-V) energy transfer within the N 2 vibrational manifold, vibration-translation (V-T) relaxation, and near-resonance V-V′ energy transfer from the N 2 to CO 2 asymmetric stretch vibrational mode. The results show that rapid V-V′ energy transfer to CO 2 , followed by collisional intramolecular energy redistribution to the symmetric stretch and bending modes of CO 2 and their V-T relaxation, accelerate the net rate of energy thermalization and temperature increase in the afterglow. In the second experiment, injection of CO 2 into a supersonic flow of vibrationally excited nitrogen demonstrates the effect of accelerated vibrational relaxation on a supersonic shear layer. The nitrogen flow is vibrationally excited in a repetitive nanosecond pulse/DC sustainer electric discharge in the plenum of a nonequilibrium flow supersonic wind tunnel. A transient pressure increase as well as an upward displacement of the shear layer between the supersonic N 2 flow and the subsonic CO 2 injection flow are detected when the source of N 2 vibrational excitation is turned on. CO 2 injection leads to the reduction of the N 2 vibrational temperature in the shear layer, demonstrating that its displacement is caused by accelerated N 2 vibrational relaxation by CO 2 , which produces a static temperature and a pressure increase in the test section. This demonstrates the significant potential of accelerated vibrational relaxation for nonequilibrium flow control, by injection of rapid 'relaxer' species at a desired location, resulting in the rapid thermalization of vibrational energy in nitrogen and air flows, and producing a significant effect on the flow field.

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Section: Diffuse Filament Nanosecond Pulse Dischargementioning

confidence: 99%