Comparison between Gibbs free energy minimization and mass action law for a multitemperature plasma with application to nitrogen

This paper gives all the necessary physical equations to determine the composition and the thermodynamic properties in a multitemperature plasma utilizing two different methods: the first method is based on Gibbs free energy minimization and the second is based on the resolution of the mass action l...

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Published inPlasma chemistry and plasma processing Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 207 - 217
Main Authors Andre, P., Abbaoui, M., Bessege, R., Lefort, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 1997
Springer Verlag
Subjects
Engineering Sciences
Gibbs free energy
Ionization potentials
Nitrogen plasma
Optimization
Other
Physics
Plasma Physics
Thermodynamic properties
Thermodynamics
thermal plasma
Gibbs free energy minimization
mass action law
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Summary:This paper gives all the necessary physical equations to determine the composition and the thermodynamic properties in a multitemperature plasma utilizing two different methods: the first method is based on Gibbs free energy minimization and the second is based on the resolution of the mass action law. The lowering terms of the ionization potential and thermodynamic properties are given for a multitemperature plasma using the Debye-Hückel approximation. Numerical application is made to a nitrogen plasma.
ISSN:0272-4324
1572-8986
DOI:10.1007/BF02766816