DocumentCode :
3227591
Title :
The use of barrier discharges for pollution control
Author :
Wilson, C.R. ; Giddings, T.J. ; Smith, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Colt Int. Licensing Ltd., UK
fYear :
1997
fDate :
35508
Abstract :
This paper reports on work carried out at Colt International, the aim of which is to investigate cold oxidation techniques for pollution control using dielectric barrier discharges (DBD). The principle of the DBD has been well reported and so only a brief description is given here. The DBD usually comprises two electrodes, at least one of which is covered with a dielectric material. They are separated by an air-gap of a few millimetres through which the influent air stream passes. When a voltage is applied across these electrodes, the gas initially acts as an insulator and the electrodes present a capacitive load to the power supply. As the voltage increases, electrons gain enough energy from the electric field to ionise molecules in the air and produce an avalanche or micro-discharge
Keywords :
air pollution control; air emissions control; air-gap; avalanche discharge; capacitive load; cold oxidation techniques; dielectric barrier discharges; electrodes; micro-discharge; pollution control; pulsed power supplies;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
iet
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power '97 (Digest No: 1997/075), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19970401
Filename :
644460
Link To Document :
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