A 1D1 V hybrid Vlasov-fluid model was developed for this study to elucidate discharge current oscillations of Hall thrusters(HTs).The Vlasov equation for ions velocity distribution function with ionization source term...A 1D1 V hybrid Vlasov-fluid model was developed for this study to elucidate discharge current oscillations of Hall thrusters(HTs).The Vlasov equation for ions velocity distribution function with ionization source term is solved using a constrained interpolation profile conservative semiLagrangian method.The fourth-order weighted essentially non-oscillatory(4 th WENO)limiter is applied to the first derivative value to minimize numerical oscillation in the discharge oscillation analyses.The fourth-order accuracy is verified through a 1 D scalar test case.Nonoscillatory and high-resolution features of the Vlasov model are confirmed by simulating the test cases of the Vlasov–Poisson system and by comparing the results with a particle-in-cell(PIC)method.A1 D1 V HT simulation is performed through the hybrid Vlasov model.The ionization oscillation is analyzed.The oscillation amplitude and plasma density are compared with those obtained from a hybrid PIC method.The comparison indicates that the hybrid Vlasov-fluid model yields noiseless results and that the steady-state waveform is calculable in a short time period.展开更多
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文摘A 1D1 V hybrid Vlasov-fluid model was developed for this study to elucidate discharge current oscillations of Hall thrusters(HTs).The Vlasov equation for ions velocity distribution function with ionization source term is solved using a constrained interpolation profile conservative semiLagrangian method.The fourth-order weighted essentially non-oscillatory(4 th WENO)limiter is applied to the first derivative value to minimize numerical oscillation in the discharge oscillation analyses.The fourth-order accuracy is verified through a 1 D scalar test case.Nonoscillatory and high-resolution features of the Vlasov model are confirmed by simulating the test cases of the Vlasov–Poisson system and by comparing the results with a particle-in-cell(PIC)method.A1 D1 V HT simulation is performed through the hybrid Vlasov model.The ionization oscillation is analyzed.The oscillation amplitude and plasma density are compared with those obtained from a hybrid PIC method.The comparison indicates that the hybrid Vlasov-fluid model yields noiseless results and that the steady-state waveform is calculable in a short time period.
