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van Zoelen, Pieter (2024)

Flow Confinement of the TECH Plasma

Bachelor thesis | Natuurkunde (BSc)
In this work the measurement setup of the TECH flow test setup is expanded with a laser to illuminate two-dimensional slices of the flow in the cavity. Results obtained from Shear Stress Transport and Detached Eddy Simulation numerical simulation methods are then compared with laser measurements to determine whether the simulations are accurate, both quantitatively by comparing vortex positions and qualitatively by comparing phenomena that are observed. Finally, the Shear Stress Transport model is used to simulate flow for a number of nozzle designs that were designed to prevent arcing in the coaxial inlet.
TECH
DIFFER
SST
DES
COMSOL
flow simulation
flow visualization
Author
van Zoelen, Pieter
Faculty
Faculty of Science
Supervisors
Smits, F.M.A.
ECTS Credits
24
Language
en