Physical Properties of High-Pressure Plasmas of Hydrogen and Copper in the Temperature Range 5000-60 000 K

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Abstract
Material functions (density, specific heat, enthalpy, sonic velocity, viscosity, and thermal and electrical conductivities) of hydrogen and copper plasmas have been calculated for temperatures ranging from 5000 to 60 000 K and for pressures ranging from 1 to 104 atm (1 atm = 101.3 kPa). The equilibrium concentrations of various species are obtained using the method of minimization of Gibbs free energy, with Debye-Hückel corrections applied to the free energies of ionized species. Transport properties have been calculated using the Chapman-Enskog method.