A numerical model for inductive plasma wind tunnels is developed. This model provides the flow conditions at the edge of a boundary layer in front of a thermal protection material placed in the plasma jet stream at the outlet of an inductive torch. The governing equations for the hydrodynamic field are derided from the kinetic theory. The electromagnetic field is deduced from the Maxwell equations. The transport properties of partially ionized and unmagnetized plasma in weak thermal nonequilibrium are derived from the Boltzmann equation. A kinetic data base of transport collision integrals is given for the Martian atmosphere. Multicomponent transport algorithms based upon Krylov subspaces are compared to mixture rules in terms of accuracy and computational cost. The composition and thermodynamic properties in local thermodynamic equilibrium are computed from the semi-classical statistical mechanics. The electromagnetic and hydrodynamic fields of an inductive wind tunnel is presented. A total pressure measurement technique is thoroughly investigated by means of numerical simulations.

A numerical model for inductive plasma wind tunnels is developed. This model provides the flow conditions at the edge of a boundary layer in front of a thermal protection material placed in the plasma jet stream at the outlet of an inductive torch. The governing equations for the hydrodynamic field are derided from the kinetic theory. The electromagnetic field is deduced from the Maxwell equations. The transport properties of partially ionized and unmagnetized plasma in weak thermal nonequilibrium are derived from the Boltzmann equation. A kinetic data base of transport collision integrals is given for the Martian atmosphere. Multicomponent transport algorithms based upon Krylov subspaces are compared to mixture rules in terms of accuracy and computational cost. The composition and thermodynamic properties in local thermodynamic<p>equilibrium are computed from the semi-classical statistical mechanics.<p>The electromagnetic and hydrodynamic fields of an inductive wind tunnel is presented. A total pressure measurement technique is thoroughly investigated by means of numerical simulations.<p> / Doctorat en sciences appliquées / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

[pt] Este trabalho apresenta o estágio atual do desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta numérica para simulação e análise do fluxo bifásico e do transporte multicomponente e de calor em meios porosos com interação química em duas dimensões. O programa desenvolvido foi baseado no UNSATCHEM_2D escrito em linguagem Fortran. A discretização das equações diferenciais parciais é feita em elementos finitos no espaço e em diferenças finitas no tempo. Uma interface grá- fica foi criada em linguagem Lua para a entrada dos dados e visualização dos resultados. Esta interface foi baseada no programa Mtool do TecGraf. O objetivo do trabalho foi implementar uma ferramenta que acoplasse diferentes processos em meios porosos: fluxo bifásico, transporte de solutos, processos químicos e temperatura. A ferramenta desenvolvida deverá ser útil em análises de problemas ambientais. Em particular, o enfoque deste trabalho é no acoplamento de processos químicos. Para isto, uma rotina de especiação química foi acoplada à cinética química com relevância na oxidação mineral. Para resolver o problema da especiação química, o programa Phreeqc foi utilizado. O trabalho apresenta detalhes dos processos de análise, de suas equações relevantes e da implementação numérica. No estágio atual de desenvolvimento, o programa é capaz de avaliar o transporte de metais e, em particular, a simulação da drenagem ácida em barragens de rejeito e pilhas de estéril sob condições complexas. Exemplos de validação e ilustrativos são mostrados e discutidos. São sugeridas algumas possibilidades de futuros acoplamentos à ferramenta numérica desenvolvida. / [en] This work presents the present stage of development of a numerical platform for simulation and analysis of two-phase flow and of, non isotermic, multicomponent transport in porous media with chemical interaction in two dimensions. The developed computer code is based on the UNSATCHEM_2D code written in Fortran language. The discretization of the partial differential equations is done by finite elements at the space and in finite difference at the time. A graphical interface was created in language Lua for the input of the data and result visualization. This interface was based on the program TecGraf’s Mtool. The purpose of the work was to construct a numerical tool that couples different processes in porous media: flow (two-phase), transport of solutes, chemical processes and temperature. The developed tool should be useful in the analysis of environmental problems. In particular, the work focused on the coupling of chemical processes. For this, a chemical speciation routine was coupled to chemical kinetics with relevance to mineral oxidation. In order to solve the chemical speciation problem, the program Phreeqc was used. The work presents details of the analyzed processes, their relevant equations and of the numerical implementation. At the present stage of development, the computer program is able to evaluate the transport of metals and, at particular, the simulation of the acid mine drainage at tailings discharge and waste rock piles under complex conditions. Validation and illustrative examples are shown and discussed. Possibilities of future additions to the developed tool are suggested.