Title :
Two-dimensional numerical simulation of streamers using a particle-in-cell method
Author :
Soria, C. ; Pontiga, F. ; Castellanos, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Electron. y Electromagn., Facultad de Fisica, Sevilla, Spain
Abstract :
A 2-D particle-in-cell method has been implemented and applied to the numerical simulation of streamer initiation and propagation in atmospheric pressure nitrogen. The streamer is triggered by introducing a relatively high density plasma at the midpoint between two parallel electrodes. Immediately, a cathode and an anode-directed streamer develop. The evolution of the electron and ion densities is described by means of fully 2-D transport equations (3-D with cylindrical geometry) coupled with Poisson´s equation
Keywords :
Poisson equation; discharges (electric); electron density; ion density; nitrogen; N2; Poisson equation; atmospheric pressure nitrogen; electron density; high density plasma; ion density; parallel electrodes; particle-in-cell method; streamer propagation; transport equation; two-dimensional numerical simulation; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Cathodes; Electrodes; Electrons; Nitrogen; Numerical simulation; Plasma density; Plasma simulation; Plasma transport processes; Poisson equations;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2000 Annual Report Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6413-9
DOI :
10.1109/CEIDP.2000.884017
