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A model for barium oxide depletion from hollow cathode inserts

A model for barium oxide depletion from hollow cathode inserts
A model for barium oxide depletion from hollow cathode inserts
In this paper, a chemical model to predict barium oxide depletion from hollow cathode insert will be developed.
This model is based on the knowledge of the ternary diagram
that describes the BaO?CaO?Al2O3 system and takes also into
account the diffusive motion of barium oxide inside the insert. A comparison between numerical and experimental data is made to determine the diffusion coefficient inside the insert. The diffusion coefficient found presents an Arrhenius trend with activation energy similar to the one of barium oxide evaporation. A 2-D model is used to demonstrate how the temperature profile along the insert is a key parameter to calculate barium depletion. This is the first model the authors are aware of that includes both
the complex chemistry of the BaO?CaO?Al2O3 system and the
diffusion motion of BaO from the insert core to the surface.


0093-3813
58-66
Coletti, Michele
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Gabriel, Stephen B.
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Coletti, Michele
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Gabriel, Stephen B.
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Coletti, Michele and Gabriel, Stephen B. (2009) A model for barium oxide depletion from hollow cathode inserts. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 37 (1), 58-66. (doi:10.1109/TPS.2008.2006898).

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In this paper, a chemical model to predict barium oxide depletion from hollow cathode insert will be developed.
This model is based on the knowledge of the ternary diagram
that describes the BaO?CaO?Al2O3 system and takes also into
account the diffusive motion of barium oxide inside the insert. A comparison between numerical and experimental data is made to determine the diffusion coefficient inside the insert. The diffusion coefficient found presents an Arrhenius trend with activation energy similar to the one of barium oxide evaporation. A 2-D model is used to demonstrate how the temperature profile along the insert is a key parameter to calculate barium depletion. This is the first model the authors are aware of that includes both
the complex chemistry of the BaO?CaO?Al2O3 system and the
diffusion motion of BaO from the insert core to the surface.


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Published date: January 2009
Organisations: Astronautics Group

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Local EPrints ID: 156405
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/156405
ISSN: 0093-3813
PURE UUID: e11c1c2d-39ab-41ca-8f08-f27fa7ebedc1

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Date deposited: 02 Jun 2010 08:57
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 01:43

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Author: Michele Coletti
Author: Stephen B. Gabriel

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