Kinetic Model of Pulsed Discharge in Humid Air

Author

Ardelyan, Nikolay V. ; Bychkov, Vladimir L. ; Kochetov, I.V. ; Kosmachevskii, Konstantin V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Math. & Cybern., M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Moscow, Russia

Volume

41

Issue

12

fYear

2013

fDate

Dec. 2013

Firstpage

3240

Lastpage

3244

Abstract

This paper is devoted to analysis of humid air plasmas of pulsed discharge application possibilities for heating of thin layers over water surface where the concentration of water molecules in a layer over water surface contains ~0.5%-4% of water molecules in the temperature range 30 °C-110 °C. Main neutral and charged components have been calculated with the help of detailed plasma-chemical code. Considerable generation of ozone has been detected. This can explain the results of successful discharge sterilization experiment.

Keywords

discharges (electric); ozone; plasma chemistry; plasma kinetic theory; O₃; charged components; discharge sterilization experiment; humid air; kinetic model; neutral components; ozone generation; plasma-chemical code; pulsed discharge; pulsed discharge application; temperature 30 degC to 110 degC; thin layers; water molecule concentration; water surface; Discharges (electric); Educational institutions; Kinetic theory; Mathematics; Plasmas; Surface discharges; Water; Electron energy balance; gas discharge; ionization; propane–air mixture;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2013.2277617

Filename

6583984