空气动力学学报2026，Vol.44Issue(8)：1-19,19.DOI:10.7638/kqdlxxb-2025.0154
航天飞行器热防护模拟感应耦合等离子加热器研究进展
Advances in inductively-coupled-plasma heaters for aerothermal testing of thermal-protection systems
摘要
Abstract
Inductively coupled plasma(ICP)heaters generate high-enthalpy and ultra-clean plasma flows through electromagnetic coupling discharge,and are of significant value in the research on thermal protection materials(TPMs)for hypersonic vehicles.This paper systematically reviews the research progress of ICP heaters in four core aspects:theoretical modelling and numerical simulation,facility development,parameter diagnostics and engineering applications.The theoretical analysis has evolved from simplified one-dimensional models to self-consistent multi-dimensional models,and numerical simulations have progressed in tandem,playing key roles in investigating transport processes and non-equilibrium characteristics within the heaters.Worldwide,a series of ICP facilities with power ranging from tens of kilowatts to the megawatt levels have been developed.Based on contact measurements and optical diagnostics,the macro-parameters(e.g.,heat flux,electron number density)and micro-characteristics(e.g.,electron temperature,translational temperature,species concentration)have been revealed for regions both inside the heater and in its plasma jet.ICP heaters are capable of stably providing a thermal environment with enthalpy up to nearly 100 MJ/kg at sub-atmospheric pressures for long-duration testing,and are widely used for studying surface catalysis,ablation behavior,and gas-solid coupling reaction mechanisms of various TPMs,thus providing a scientific basis and experimental support for the design and performance evaluation of advanced TPMs.关键词
感应耦合等离子体/热防护材料/等离子体诊断/数值模拟/ICP加热器/烧蚀特性/非平衡特性Key words
inductively coupled plasma/thermal protection materials/plasma diagnostics/numerical simulation/ICP heater/ablation characteristics/non-equilibrium characteristics分类
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朱兴营,周凯,陈海群,张荣国,张恒..航天飞行器热防护模拟感应耦合等离子加热器研究进展[J].空气动力学学报,2026,44(8):1-19,19.基金项目
国家重点研发计划(2024YFA1612300) （2024YFA1612300）
国家自然科学基金(12572327) （12572327）
