Bidimensional analysis of the PROTO-SPHERA flow
- Resource Type
- Authors
- P. Micozzi; Brunello Tirozzi; F. Alladio; P. Buratti
- Source
- 2019 Days on Diffraction (DD).
- Subject
- Physics
Convection
Flow (mathematics)
Physics::Plasma Physics
Physics::Space Physics
Vertical axis
Torus
Mechanics
Plasma
Constant (mathematics)
- Language
We analyze the temperature distribution on the vertical axis of an axisymmetrical plasma, the radial temperature being almost constant. We solve the equation for the temperature analytically. Further we investigate the bidimensional flow inside the plasma, showing the existence of a convective cell. The considered plasma is the central column of the PROTO-SPHERA configuration, which aims at forming a confined plasma torus around the central plasma discharge.