Simulation of droplet-gas interactions in an inductively coupled plasma using the direct simulation Monte Carlo method

Craig M. Benson, Sergey F. Gimelshein, Deborah A. Levin, Akbar Montaser

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Abstract

The evaporation rate of sample droplets in an inductively coupled plasma is investigated through the development of two models using the direct simulation Monte Carlo technique. A standard continuum evaporation model is first described and used to obtain desolvation rates for droplets under a variety of initial conditions. The results from the continuum model sure contrasted with a kinetic technique designed to obtain correct results over a large range of Knudsen numbers. The droplet evaporation rates predicted by the desolvation model are found to be in agreement with those of previous studies. We present the first predicted spatial distribution of droplet concentrations and evaporation rates in an ICP flow.

Original languageEnglish (US)
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
Event34th Thermophysics Conference 2000 - Denver, CO, United States
Duration: Jun 19 2000Jun 22 2000

Other

Other34th Thermophysics Conference 2000
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver, CO
Period6/19/006/22/00

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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