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Thermodynamic properties of high temperature air in local thermodynamic equilibrium: II accurate analytical expression for electron molar fractions

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An extremely accurate analytical expression for electron molar fractions in LTE air plasma in the temperature range 50–20 000 K and in the pressure range 10-3 ÷ 103 bar is reported. Results have been obtained by using self-consistent cutoff and inserting Debye-Hückel corrections.

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Fisica dell’Ambiente, Università della Basilicata, via dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10-85100, Potenza, Italy

    A. D’Angola

  2. CNR-IMIP Bari, via Amendola, 122/ D-70126, Bari, Italy

    G. Colonna, C. Gorse & M. Capitelli

  3. Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari, via Orabona, 4-, 70126, Bari, Italy

    C. Gorse & M. Capitelli

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D’Angola, A., Colonna, G., Gorse, C. et al. Thermodynamic properties of high temperature air in local thermodynamic equilibrium: II accurate analytical expression for electron molar fractions. Eur. Phys. J. D 65, 453–457 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2011-20424-5

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