Equations coupling the collisional-radiative recombination and gas-dynamic phenomena for the centerline of the freely expanding plume of an argon and helium arcjet are developed and solved for the free electron density. The results of these calculations are used to ascertain the time rates of change of the free electron density attributable to the recombination and gas-dynamic processes separately. Experimental data are presented which support the conclusions drawn from the analytical ...
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