Enhancements in the Electron Temperature In Non-equilibrium-Ar Plasmas Seeded with Na

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Spectroscopic measurements of the electron temperatures T_e, have been made for the atmospheric argon plasmas seeded with sodium vapors at gas temperatures above 2000°C. The relationship between T_e and current density j has also been obtained. The values of j calculated from the measured T_e and seeding ratios agree well with the experimental values. These results indicate that an electron energy equation containing radiation loss terms is applicable to the estimation of the non-equilibrium ionization in the working plasmas for the magnetoplasmadynamic power generating systems.