Title :
Equivalent-Ion Model of the Mixed Gas Discharge
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Changsha Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Changsha, China
Abstract :
Based on Boltzmann equation, we studied the mixed gas of monatomic molecules first. After that, in order to describe the ion-molecule collisions of the actual mixed gas, we developed the basic equations of actual mixed gas. But it is usually too complicated to be used to describe gas discharge. So we simplified them and changed them into the equivalent-ion modeling, which includes the positive ion equation, the electron equation, the molecule equation and Maxwell equations. Finally, by means of the equivalent-ion model, we deduced and modified Townsend model, and the results have been verified by test.
Keywords :
Boltzmann equation; Maxwell equations; Townsend discharge; plasma collision processes; plasma transport processes; positive ions; Boltzmann equation; Maxwell equations; actual mixed gas; electron equation; equivalent-ion model; ion-molecule collisions; mixed gas discharge; modified Townsend model; molecule equation; monatomic molecules; positive ion equation; Boltzmann equation; Current density; Discharges (electric); Ionization; Mathematical model;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2012 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0545-8
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2012.6307343