The research on the pulsed arc electrohydraulic discharge and its application in treatment of the ballast water

Since the tech of Pulsed Arc Electrohydraulic Discharge (PAED) found wide application, immense amounts of concrete research have been put into use on seawater treatment. When the breakdown of electrodes submerged in ballast water, strong pressure wave, ultraviolet ray, active groups, etc. can be generated, accompanying with the distinct electrohydraulic effect. Therefore, it shows the best performance on the inactivation of bacterium and seaweeds lives in the seawater. The experiment of the PAED reactor with different volume (from 10 L to 2 T) was performed step by step. The PAED power supply is 1 kJ/pulse and discharge frequency is 0.5 Hz. The best performance for the inactivation of bacterium and seaweeds by PAED is related to the conductivity of ballast water, the capacity of the treatment cell and the pulse energy. The inactivation mechanisms of PAED on ballast water will be discussed based on the electrohydraulic effect.     

Prolonged microbial resistance of water treated by a pulsed electrical discharge

The main characteristics of pulsed discharges in water are studied, such as the discharge current, voltage drop across the discharge gap, temperature of the discharge column, and plasma conductivity, as well as compression waves and ultraviolet radiation, which are induced by the discharge. The physicochemical properties of water treated by pulsed discharges are considered in the context of the effect produced on microorganisms. The mechanism underlying the prolonged microbial resistance of water—its capability of retaining a high activity against virtually all known pathogenic microorganisms and human-opportunistic fungi for many months after the discharge treatment—is explained.     

Control of a pulsed arc discharge for effective heating of a gas

The need to control a high-current pulsed arc with the aim of raising the efficiency of current-induced heating of a gas is theoretically substantiated. A computational formula for the length of the discharge gap in devices where a pulsed arc is initiated in a gas is derived. The effect of arc voltage control on the current dynamics and variation of the voltage across the gap is studied experimentally. It is shown how pulsed arc control influences the propagation rate of the leading edge of a discharge jet generated in a pulsed plasma jet former.     

Modeling of pulsed spark discharge in water and its application to well cleaning

This paper presents a simulation model for the generation of strong pressure wave by means of pulsed spark discharge in water and its application to well cleaning. In the simulation model, one-dimensional time-dependent magnetohydrodynamic equations are coupled to a capacitive discharge circuit equation. A cylindrical conducting spark channel formed by electrical breakdown of water gap between a pair of electrodes is treated as a load of which resistance and inductance are allowed to change with time. For describing the spark channel properties accurately, precise calculations on thermodynamic properties and electrical conductivity are included in the simulation model. The simulation results show an excellent agreement with the experimentally measured shock pressure as well as the current and voltage waveforms. The simulation reveals that Joule heating of the spark channel during the very early phase of electrical discharge plays a key role in the formation of shock wave in water. The voltage on a capacitor at breakdown, the circuit inductance, and the resistance of the spark channel are found to be the most important parameters for the shock wave formation. With this technique, a pilot test for the cleaning of a clogged well has been performed in a water well which was constructed as a test-bed for riverbank filtration near the Anseong-cheon (river) in Korea. Well treatments have been carried out with an electrical energy of 510 J stored on a pulsed power system, at which the maximum shock pressure is measured to be around 7 MPa at the position of the well screen, i.e. 0.1 m away from the spark gap. A slug test shows 2.9 times improvement in the hydraulic conductivity of the well, which, combined with a visual inspection inside the well using an underwater camera, clearly demonstrates that the strong pressure wave generated by underwater spark discharge can effectively remove almost all incrustations formed in the well screen and thus improve well performance. Operating parameters for controlling the strength of shock pressure are discussed using the simulation model for extensive applications of the present technique to various types of water wells.     

气液两相滑动弧放电中自由基的光谱研究

气液两相滑动弧放电是近年来出现的一种新型低温等离子体废水处理技术,对高浓度有机废水具有很好的降解效果。为了认识气液两相滑动弧放电降解有机废水的机理,用发射光谱法对气液两相滑动弧在空气中放电所产生的主要自由基进行了实验研究,分析了自由基持续再生的化学过程。通过对光谱线强度变化的分析,得到了OH和NO自由基谱线强度在放电反应空间的分布特点,以及输入电压和液相(水)流量因素对OH和NO自由基产生过程的影响。结果表明：OH是气液两相滑动弧放电的主导自由基;OH和NO自由基谱线强度沿着电极中轴均先增后减;在非平衡区域,自由基谱线强度随着输入电压的增大而增大;OH自由基谱线强度随水流量的增大而增大,NO自由基谱线强度则随着水流量的增大而减小。     

Reactive nitrogen species produced in water by non-equilibrium plasma increase plant growth rate and nutritional yield

Water quality, mineralization, and chemical composition, particularly pH and nitrogen compounds each, play a crucial role in plant development and growth. Treatment of water with non-equilibrium discharges results in the change of its properties and chemical composition, which in turn may affect plant growth process and subsequently agriculture produce quality. Both thermal and non-thermal discharges generated in air or in water produce a number of reactive neutral and charged species, electric fields, and ultraviolet radiation. Plasma treatment of water results in significant change of its properties like pH, oxidation–reduction potential (ORP), conductivity, and concentration of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species (ROS and RNS). Here we report the results of an experimental study of the effect of water treated with different atmospheric plasmas on germination, growth rates, and overall nutritional value of various plants. In the study we have used three types of plasmas: thermal spark discharge, gliding arc discharge, and transferred arc discharge. It is shown that the effects of these plasmas on chemical composition of various types of water are qualitatively different. Non-thermal gliding arc discharge plasma results in lower (acidic) pH, and production of significant amount of oxidizing species (e.g. H₂O₂). Gliding arc discharge also causes significant acidification of water, but it is accompanied by production of reactive nitrogen species (NO, NO₂^? and NO₃^?). Spark discharge treatment results in neutral or higher (basic) pH depending on initial water composition, and production of RNS.     

室内高压电弧/电晕的紫外特性分析和测量研究

随着我国电力技术的迅猛发展,因电弧/电晕放电造成高压设备损坏、高压线传输损耗的问题愈加引起重视。完成了电弧/电晕目标在200～1 000 nm的光谱特性测量,发现电弧电晕光谱强度分布主要集中在200～400 nm紫外波段。提出了使用紫外面阵成像技术用于探测研究电弧/电晕的方法,通过一套自制的紫外面阵成像系统,成功实现了对高压电弧/电晕目标进行的实验室内紫外成像,以及氙灯积分球辐射定标与目标反演。实验结果表明,该套紫外面阵成像系统可用于对电弧电晕放电进行实时检测。该研究验证了电弧/电晕的紫外辐射特性,在距离2 m处得到反演后的6 kV电弧的紫外240～280 nm波段的辐照度为3.39×10-5 W·cm-2,为深入开展电弧/电晕的紫外特性研究提供强有力的依据。     

The influence of the operation parameters on the properties of thin films produced by a modified pulsed arc process

Originally, modified pulsed arc discharge was used for reactive coatings, for example for the deposition of nitrides on different substrate materials. Scientific studies of this process have shown that the droplet emission, in comparison to the direct current (DC) random arc process, is strongly reduced by the operation of a pulsed arc. Recently, the influence of the process parameters on the properties of the thin films produced was investigated. The interesting film properties from our work are the layer structure, the surface roughness and the microhardness. Electrical arc parameters, for example pulse current and pulse frequency, bias voltage and deposition conditions, like pressure, influence the thin-film properties in different ways. The dependence of the layer properties on the different operating parameters of the coating process are demonstrated and discussed. Furthermore, the plasma was investigated by optical emission spectroscopy in respect to composition and ion charge. The results obtained are used to discuss the influence of the operation conditions of the modified pulsed arc process on the properties of the layers produced. PACS 81.15.Ef; 52.25.Jm; 68.47.De; 68.35.Ct     

Matching of an extended high-current Z-discharge to a pulsed power system

Conditions for matching an extended high-current Z-discharge to a pulsed power system are numerically investigated. The power system consists of a pulsed voltage generator and a long transmission line. Experiments are aimed at generating a highly ionized dense plasma as an active medium for an extreme ultraviolet laser on hydrogen-like ions of nitrogen (λ = 13.4 nm). Emphasis is on the distribution of the energy transmitted from a storage ring to a load among its components and on the reduction of the energy that remains in the electrical circuit by the end of the pump pulse and will inevitably dissipate in the discharge tube. The solution of this problem will make it possible to diminish the load on the walls of the discharge chamber and extend its service life. It is shown that energy deposition into the load is effective when the timeaveraged sum of the ohmic and dynamic components of the discharge resistance is roughly equal to the wave impedance of the transmission line. In this case, the wave reflected from the load carries away a minimal energy, which allows for optimization of the energy deposited into the load. The input and output energy balances for different matching conditions are calculated with an eye to designing an efficient short-wavelength extreme ultraviolet laser with a long service life of the discharge tube.     

气液滑动弧等离子体降解高浓度有机废水的研究

采用气液滑动弧放电非平衡等离子体进行降解高浓度苯酚模拟废水(初始浓度为872 mg／L)的研究。实验研究表明:由于液滴的存在改变了电极间的介电常数和局部电场,气液滑动弧放电的电压波形比纯气流滑动弧放电更加不规则,起弧电压更低;采用氧气作为载气能提高苯酚的降解效果,最后TOC值为44 mg／L;增大气液混合比,相应的加强了废水的雾化效果,增大水气接触表面积,进而提高了苯酚的降解效果;在尾气中检测到CO2的存在,最高浓度达到35357 mg/m3。     

常压下气体放电等离子体振荡的实验与理论研究

在实验上研究了高压交流电弧发生器电极间隙的气体放电及等离子体振荡, 观察到了气体放电过程中的纳秒脉冲.以电子的流体运动方程和麦克斯韦方程为理论基础, 利用δ函数来描述交变外电场作用下电极处的电子堆积现象,建立了常压下气体放电时等离子体在外电场中振荡的理论模型,通过Laplace变换求解出电极间的放电电压.理论与实验结果基本符合, 从而可估算出实验中等离子体的电子数密度为1.3× 10¹²/m³.     

Micro-pinch formation and extreme ultraviolet emission of laser-induced discharge plasma

Extreme ultraviolet(EUV) source produced by laser-induced discharge plasma(LDP) is a potential technical means in inspection and metrology. A pulsed Nd:YAG laser is focused on a tin plate to produce an initial plasma thereby triggering a discharge between high-voltage electrodes in a vacuum system. The process of micro-pinch formation during the current rising is recorded by a time-resolved intensified charge couple device camera. The evolution of electron temperature and density of LDP are obtained by optical emission spectrometry. An extreme ultraviolet spectrometer is built up to investigate the EUV spectrum of Sn LDP at 13.5 nm. The laser and discharge parameters such as laser energy, voltage, gap distance,and anode shape can influence the EUV emission.     

高压耦合高功率脉冲磁控溅射的增强放电效应

等离子体源离子注入与沉积技术作为一种可生产高结合力、高致密度涂层的真空镀膜技术,具有广阔的应用前景,尤其适用于高载荷工况下服役的功能涂层制备.该技术中金属等离子体源是关键,而现有的脉冲阴极弧源结构复杂,且由于伴随"金属液滴"而需要增加过滤装置.本文研究了另一种简单结构的金属等离子体源备选一高功率脉冲磁控溅射源(HPPMS)的放电特性,采用等离子体发射光谱仪探索了不同的耦合高压对HPPMS放电靶电流特性和等离子体特性的作用.发现耦合高压对HPPMS放电有明显的促进作用,相同靶电压下的放电强度大幅增加,相对于金属放电,耦合高压对气体放电的促进作用更加明显,但在自溅射为主的高压放电阶段对金属放电的促进作用明显增强.讨论了耦合高压对HPPMS放电的增强机制,发现耦合高压自辉光放电、耦合高压和HPPMS电压构成双向负压形成的空心阴极效应,以及耦合高压鞘层改善的双极扩散效应都对HPPMS放电的增强有明显作用.     

Time stability of water activated by different on-liquid atmospheric pressure plasmas

Two atmospheric pressure micro-jets generated in helium or argon and an air micro-arc discharge were used to obtain plasma activated water. The new water properties depend on the plasma gas, treatment time and treated volume. The higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide is associated with the argon discharge while the higher concentration of nitrogen based species and the higher modifications of pH and of electrical conductivity are associated with the air discharge. The properties of the treated water (pH and electrical conductivity) and the concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and of nitric acid show very small variations over three weeks after treatment.     

电弧放电等离子体诱导激波的计算

基于电弧放电物理过程,分析气动激励机理,建立用于电弧放电等离子体诱导激波数值模拟的爆炸丝传热模型.主要结论有:电弧放电等离子体气动激励的主要机理是热等离子体的热阻塞效应,热电弧放电对于超声速来流而言就像-个具有-定斜坡角度的虚拟突起;理论分析只适用于纵坐标较小的阶段;当传热的功率设为放电功率的10%时,本文所建立的模型能够用于电弧放电等离子体诱导激波的仿真研究;等离子体虚拟斜坡角度及其诱导激波角都随来流总压和速度的增大而减小,随着放电功率的增大而增大,在总压、速度和放电功率较小的阶段这种变化较明显,在总压、速度和放电功率较大的阶段这种变化较缓慢.     

脉冲放电等离子体/TiO2协同体系中氧自由基的光谱分析

基于脉冲放电等离子体/TiO2的协同作用效果,研究利用脉冲放电过程中产生的紫外光效应,建立以玻璃珠负载的TiO2膜作为光催化剂的脉冲放电等离子体/TiO2协同体系,并从氧自由基(·O)光谱分析的角度说明脉冲放电等离子体/TiO2光催化的协同作用机理.研究结果表明,·O主要在777 um处形成特征发射光谱,对应跃迁为3p...     

小型化电感隔离型Marx发生器的研制

随着脉冲功率技术的发展,纳秒脉冲电场被逐渐应用到等离子体水处理、不可逆电穿孔肿瘤消融等技术中。为了满足纳秒脉冲的应用需求,电源需要输出十几kV高压,拥有纳秒窄脉宽和快速的上升沿,同时尽量减小电源体积,降低成本。该纳秒脉冲电源采用电感隔离型Marx发生器结构,电路可以实现模块化叠加,电感隔离可以减少开关数量,抬升充电电压,以获得更高的电压输出。所设计的驱动电路仅需一路控制信号和一个直流供电模块,经功率放大和磁隔离后可同时控制所有放电管,该驱动电路结构简单、成本低、体积小,耐压水平高。所设计的24级电源样机,在50 kΩ阻性负载上,可输出0～14 kV电压,频率0.5～1 kHz,脉宽500 ns。该电源主电路的长宽高尺寸仅为23 cm×10 cm×12 cm。     

Analysis of Plasmadynamic Nanosecond-Range Processes in the Formation of Shock Waves from Pulsed Discharges

We have studied the dynamics of the plasma glow of pulsed discharges (sliding surface discharge and combined volume discharge with plasma electrodes) in the nanosecond range (100–12 000 ns) in stationary air and in the flow behind the front of a plane shock wave with Mach numbers 1.7–5.0 in the shock tube channel. The temporal characteristics of the flow, the radiation spectra, and the discharge currents in air are compared in the pressure range 5–150 Torr, a pulsed voltage of 20–30 kV, and a current of about 1 kA. It is shown that the time of current under various conditions does not exceed 400 ns, and the duration of the glow can reach a few microseconds. It is shown that as a result of energy supply near the planar shock wave front, the decay of discontinuities occurs with the formation of shock waves and contact surfaces. The positions of the plasma glow regions are compared with the positions of discontinuity surfaces of numerically calculated gasdynamic parameters in the flow.     

基于Kriging模型的水中放电沉积能量优化分析

水中脉冲放电过程较为复杂,放电参数与放电沉积能量之间没有明确的函数关系。为了获得最佳沉积能量,明晰不同放电参数相互作用对沉积能量的影响,获得最佳放电参数组合,本文搭建了水中高压脉冲放电实验平台,结合Kriging代理模型探究了电压、电极间距和电导率三种放电参数对水中放电沉积能量的影响;利用遗传算法进行全局寻优,确定了最佳放电参数组合。研究结果表明：通过交叉验证评估该模型的均方根误差为6.95%,满足精度要求;外加电压一定时,在电极间距和电导率的协同作用下,沉积能量的变化呈现多峰值特性;在电压、电极间距和电导率分别为17 kV、2.28 mm和0.8 mS/cm的条件下产生的沉积能量最大,为最佳参数组合;通过实验验证了在最佳点的预测值和实际值相对偏差在8%以内。     

双模式放电中DBD放电参数对甲烷滑动弧火焰光谱及活性粒子的影响分析

对未燃烧的可燃混合气体进行DBD放电,放电后会产生大量的活性粒子,这些活性粒子可以辅助气体燃烧,达到提高燃料燃烧利用率等目的。以DBD激励氩气、甲烷、空气产生的自由基（CH基和OH基）等强化燃烧的关键活性粒子为探索对象,研究DBD放电激励甲烷对滑动弧火焰的影响。为此,采用自主设计的DBD-滑动弧双模式等离子体激励器,利用同轴介质阻挡放电结构对氩气、甲烷、空气混合气进行放电激励,将激励后的氩气、甲烷、空气混合气通入滑动弧端进行点火。固定氩气流量不变,调整空气流量为4.76 L·min-1,并加入甲烷0.5 L·min-1,保证进气通道内氩气与空气-甲烷的气体体积流量比达到Ar∶（CH₄+Air）=1∶30,其中空气、甲烷这两种气体达到了化学燃烧当量比φ=1,氩气、甲烷、甲烷混合气体能实现均匀而稳定的放电并燃烧。DBD段放电电压在15～20 kV范围变化,放电频率在6～10 kHz范围变化,滑动弧段的电压和频率分别保持4 kV与10 kHz恒定,通过改变DBD段放电电压和放电频率,用高速光纤光谱仪检测滑动弧火焰中自由基种类及其光谱强度,分析放电参数激励甲烷对火焰中自由基（CH基和OH基）的影响。结果表明,DBD段放电电压及放电频率的增加可以促进火焰内部的偶联反应发生,可有效提升甲烷滑动弧火焰内部的活性粒子含量,其中OH基团、CH基团在燃烧链式化学反应进程中发挥着较为重要的作用。甲烷经过DBD激励后,随放电电压和频率的增加,火焰中OH基、CH基等主要活性粒子都随之增加。DBD放电后,活性粒子的光谱强度增大,特征谱线比单模式更加明显;甲烷经过DBD激励后,火焰组成发生了变化,滑动弧段出口处甲烷燃烧反应更加充分,火焰温度越高越容易产生OH基。与单模式滑动弧相比,双模式放电可有效促进火焰内部的链式化学反应进程,促进燃料燃烧。