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Numerical Analysis on Plasma Particles inside Electro-magnetic Field Using Particle-in-cell Method

Particle-in-cell 기법을 이용한 전자기장내 플라즈마 입자의 거동 해석

  • Han, Doo-Hee (Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Joe, Min-Kyung (Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Shin, Junsu (Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Sung, Hong-Gye (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Kim, Su-Kyum (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
  • Received : 2017.05.12
  • Accepted : 2017.11.01
  • Published : 2017.11.01
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Abstract

Particle-in-cell method which blends Eulerian grids and Lagrangian particle is utilized to solve simplified hall-effect thruster. Since this study individually tracks not only neutrons and ions but also electrons, message passing interface(mpi) scheme is adopted for parallel computer cluster. Helical movement of an electron cloud in constant magnetic field is validated comparing with an exact solution. A plasma in radial magnetic field and axial electric field in a reaction cylinder is established. Electrons do double helix movement and are well anchored in a cylinder. Ionization of neutrons by impact with high-speed electrons generates ion particles. They are accelerated by axial electric field, which forms a plume of a plasma-effect thruster.

플라자마의 거동을 오일러리안 격자와 라그랑지안 입자를 혼합하여 해석하는 Particle-in-cell 기법을 적용하여 간략화된 홀추력기를 해석하였다. 본 연구는 중성입자, 이온입자 뿐만 아니라 전자도 라그랑지안 기법으로 개별추적 계산하기 때문에 message passing interface 기법을 이용해 대용량 계산이 가능한 병렬클러스터링을 적용하였다. 계산에 앞서 일정한 벡터의 자기장에서 전자군의 나선형 거동을 해석하였고, 절대해와 일치함을 확인하여 코드를 검증하였다. 실린더 내부에 반경방향으로 일정한 자기장과 축방향으로 일정한 전기장을 고정시켜 플라즈마의 거동을 PIC 모델을 이용하여 해석하였다. 반응 실린더 내부에 전자가 로렌츠 힘에 의해 이중나선을 그리며 구속되는 현상이 잘 포착되었고, 고속 회전하는 전자와 주입된 중성입자가 충돌하여 이온화 되었고, 대전된 입자가 축방향의 전기장에 의해 급 가속하는 현상 또한 잘 모사되어 플라즈마의 플룸 거동을 모사하였다.

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