Title :
Organization of Dielectric Barrier Discharges in the Presence of Structurally Inhomogeneous Wood Substrates
Author :
Levasseur, Olivier ; Bouarouri, Assia ; Naude, Nicolas ; Clergereaux, Richard ; Gherardi, Nicolas ; Stafford, Luc
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Phys., Univ. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
The spatial organization of atmospheric-pressure plasmas controlled by dielectric barriers in the presence of complex wood substrates was analyzed using optical imaging and current-voltage (I-V) characteristics. While all wood species investigated yielded homogeneous-like I-V characteristics, the structural inhomogeneities of selected wood species produced nonuniform light emission patterns with less intense emission on early versus late wood sections.
Keywords :
dielectric-barrier discharges; plasma diagnostics; plasma transport processes; atmospheric-pressure plasma; current-voltage characteristics; dielectric barrier discharges; homogeneous-like I-V characteristics; nonuniform light emission patterns; optical imaging characteristics; pressure 1 atm; spatial organization; structurally inhomogeneous wood substrates; Dielectrics; Discharges (electric); Organizations; Plasmas; Substrates; Sugar; Surface discharges; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; plasma diagnostics; plasma materials processing; plasma materials processing.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2321518
