Title :
Experiments on the conversion of lower hydrocarbons with the use of nanosecond discharges
Author :
Bugaev, S.P. ; Zorin, V.B. ; Kovalchuk, B.M. ; Kuvshinov, V.A. ; Sochugov, N.S. ; Khryapov, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High-Current Electron., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
The process of conversion of C/sub 2/-C/sub 4/ hydrocarbons was investigated, using nanosecond pulses (135 kV, 3 ns), in a plasmochemical reactor with a corona-streamer discharge. The principal products of conversion are acetylene, ethylene, and propylene. The conversion degree and the composition of the reaction products depend on the electrode gap spacing and its attendant corona-streamer-to-spark transition. The power demand for the production of alkenes is 8-10 kW/spl middot/h/kg.
Keywords :
corona; electrodes; organic compounds; plasma devices; power supplies to apparatus; pulsed power technology; 135 kV; 3 ns; C/sub 2/-C/sub 4/ hydrocarbons conversion; acetylene; alkenes production; corona-streamer discharge; corona-streamer-to-spark transition; electrode gap spacing; ethylene; lower hydrocarbons conversion; nanosecond discharges; plasmochemical reactor; power demand; propylene; reaction products composition; Capacitors; Electrodes; Hydrocarbons; Inductors; Plasma temperature; Power transformer insulation; Pulse generation; Pulse transformers; Sparks; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1995. Digest of Technical Papers., Tenth IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2791-8
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1995.599778
