Title :
Instability in Postdischarge Thermal Cavity
Author :
Leonov, Sergey B. ; Yarantsev, Dmitry A.
Author_Institution :
Joint Inst. for High Temps., Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow
Abstract :
The pulse filamentary electrical discharge in atmospheric air heats the gas that leads to generation of postdischarge expanding thermal cavity. The dynamics of its unstable swelling is a subject of this paper.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); plasma instability; plasma thermodynamics; plasma transport processes; swelling; atmospheric air heats; gas; postdischarge thermal cavity; pulse filamentary electrical discharge; swelling; Atmospheric measurements; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Pulsed power supplies; Sparks; Thermal expansion; Visualization; Voltage; Mixing; schlieren visualization; spark discharge; thermal cavity instability;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.922479
