Title :
Observational Study of Appearance of Streamer and Spark Discharges to Design Chemical Reactor Using Nanosecond Pulsed Power
Author :
Shimomura, Naoyuki ; Kageyama, Tatsuya ; Mabuchi, Ryo ; Teranishi, Kenji ; Akiyama, Hidenori
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Abstract :
Nanosecond pulsed powers produce streamer discharges which are suitable for chemical reactions. The discharges in wire-plate electrodes and wire-cylinder electrodes are observed. The dense area where streamers exist should be utilized as a high-performance reactor. Widely distributed streamer discharges were observed. On the other hand, spark discharges, which would decrease in reactor performance, were observed when shorter gap separation was adopted.
Keywords :
chemical reactors; electrodes; high-speed optical techniques; plasma chemistry; plasma diagnostics; sparks; chemical reactions; chemical reactor; high-performance reactor; nanosecond pulsed power; shorter gap separation; spark discharges; streamer discharges; wire-cylinder electrodes; wire-plate electrodes; Discharges; Electrodes; Generators; Inductors; Sparks; Streaming media; Wires; Chemical reactor; nanosecond pulsed power; spark discharge; streamer discharge;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2163530
