Time Evolution of a High-Voltage Discharge in Water With Shock Wave Assistance in a Plate-to-Plate Geometry

Author

Stelmashuk, Vitaliy

Author_Institution

Dept. of Pulse Plasma Syst., Inst. of Plasma Phys., Prague, Czech Republic

Volume

42

Issue

10

fYear

2014

fDate

Oct. 2014

Firstpage

2626

Lastpage

2627

Abstract

An experimental investigation has been conducted to study the morphology of electrical discharge performed in a plate-to-plate configuration. An electrical breakdown in the plate-to-plate configuration is generally difficult to produce because of a weak uniform electric field in the interelectrode region. The electrical discharge is generated when a shock wave is used. It generates a number of cavitation bubbles, which serve as locations for the streamers growth. Time-resolved observation of the electrical discharge in plate-to-plate configuration using high-speed camera is presented.

Keywords

bubbles; cavitation; electric breakdown; plasma diagnostics; plasma shock waves; cavitation bubbles; electrical breakdown; electrical discharge; high-speed camera; high-voltage discharge; interelectrode region; plate-to-plate configuration; plate-to-plate geometry; shock wave; streamer growth; weak uniform electric field; Cameras; Cathodes; Discharges (electric); Plasmas; Shock waves; Streaming media; Arc discharges; atmospheric-pressure plasmas; shock waves; shock waves.;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2014.2329860

Filename

6840361