EQUILIBRIUM COMPUTATIONS FOR MULTICOMPONENT PLASMAS

Abstract

A method is presented for the calculation of multicomponent plasma properties. The method includes both Debye–Hückel and ionization potential lowering effects. These effects are shown to be partially compensating. A perturbation technique is used to make the calculation compatible with a scheme used for calculating ideal gas properties. Thermodynamic derivatives, such as heat capacity, can be calculated directly.