Title :
Pulsed arc electrohydraulic discharge characteristics, plasma parameters, and optical emission during contaminated pond water treatments
Author :
Li, Oi Lun Helena ; Chang, Jen-Shih ; Guo, Yiping
Author_Institution :
McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This article describes a pulsed arc electrohydraulic discharge reactor for the treatment of contaminated pond-water and a detailed study of fundamental characteristics, including plasma parameters, pressure wave propagation, optical emission spectrum and the decay time of the radicals is discussed.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); reactors (electric); water treatment; contaminated pond water treatment; optical emission spectrum; plasma parameter; pressure wave propagation; pulsed arc electrohydraulic discharge reactor characteristic; Contamination; Discharges; Electrohydraulics; Pulse modulation; Wastewater treatment; Water; Water pollution; electron temperature; non-point source pollution; optical emission; plasma density; pond water; pulsed arc electrohydraulic discharge; sludge water; stormwater sediment; thermal plasma treatment;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Insulation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEI.2011.5739418
