The dependence of ozone generation efficiency in silent discharge on a width of a discharge gap

The generation of ozone was studied experimentally in silent discharge on oxygen and air under the atmospheric pressure. The concentration of ozone was detected by means of UV absorption. It is shown that we must recount the charge (Q _T) transferred in outer circuit to the charge (Q _s) transferred in the discharge gap to establish the energetic load of ozone generation w[gO₃/Wh]. The width 0.8–1.1 mm of discharge gap was determined as optimal for ozone generation.     

Relaxing Phenomena in Negative Corona Discharge: New Aspects

Two theories, explaining the time dependence of the negative corona discharge current in air, are confronted with new experimental results. The influence of the ozone concentration on the discharge current was experimentally confirmed in dry air and in mixtures of nitrogen with oxygen. Assuming that only the dissociative electron attachment to ozone molecule is a process being responsible for a reduction of the electron component in the total mean discharge current, the mean value of the electron attachment rate constant k = (3 - 5.5) × 10^?9 cm^?3 s^?1 was derived from the measured dependence of the discharge current on the ozone concentration. The calculated value of the rate constant k corresponds to the dissociative attachment of electron to ozone molecule via process e + O₃ → products (O^? or O^?₂ negative ions).     

Planar atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge for ozone production

Planar dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) has been designed for ozone synthesis using oxygen as working gas. Applied voltage, gas flow rate and gap space between electrodes have been found to be an important parameters affecting ozone concentration. Electrical characterization of the discharge cell including onset voltage, consumed power, and current voltage wave form have been studied. A maximum ozone concentration of 29 g/m³ and maximum efficiency of 14g/kWmin have been obtained for the designed system.     

Effective ozone generation utilizing a meshed-plate electrode in a dielectric-barrier discharge type ozone generator

A meshed-plate electrode, an alternative to the conventional plate electrode of the dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) ozone generator, has been studied in order to show the effectiveness of the meshed-plate electrode in improving ozone generation. A DBD ozone generator with mesh electrode is shown to have the following two advantages: First, such a device produces corona at its thin, sharp edges, thereby decreasing corona onset voltage for a given gap spacing. Second, by utilizing the air-voids of the meshed-plate electrode, the dense ozone produced in the small, high temperature gap region of the DBD can escape rapidly to the low temperature region. As a result, decomposition of the ozone can be reduced. In this study, surface discharge, meshed-plate electrode, and conventional DBD ozone generators are studied and compared experimentally. The maximum ozone generation concentration and ozone generation efficiency are obtained with the meshed-plate type electrode.     

颗粒填充对介质阻挡放电制臭氧性能的影响

在同轴圆柱单介质内外双水冷结构的DBD臭氧发生器的放电间隙内分别填充玻璃珠、高铝瓷、石英砂和熔融石英砂等颗粒,研究填充颗粒材料、粒径大小、间隙宽度等参数对臭氧生成效率的影响。结果表明：颗粒材料的介电常数是影响其臭氧制取效果的主要因素,随着介电常数的增加,间隙击穿电压降低,但由于颗粒导致电场的畸变,间隙折合场强增加,臭氧生成的最大能效降低,饱和浓度提升;高铝瓷具有最高的臭氧饱和浓度,与未填充的空床相比,饱和浓度提升136%;对于填充不同粒径熔融石英砂颗粒,随着粒径的增加,间隙击穿电压上升,间隙的折合场强提高,臭氧生成的最大能效降低,而饱和浓度提升;通过在宽间隙内填充介质颗粒可以得到窄间隙宽度的臭氧制取效果。     

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在同轴圆柱单介质内外双水冷结构的DBD臭氧发生器的放电间隙内分别填充玻璃珠、高铝瓷、石英砂和熔融石英砂等颗粒,研究填充颗粒材料、粒径大小、间隙宽度等参数对臭氧生成效率的影响.结果表明:颗粒材料的介电常数是影响其臭氧制取效果的主要因素,随着介电常数的增加,间隙击穿电压降低,但由于颗粒导致电场的畸变,间隙折合场强增加,臭氧生成的最大能效降低,饱和浓度提升;高铝瓷具有最高的臭氧饱和浓度,与未填充的空床相比,饱和浓度提升136％;对于填充不同粒径熔融石英砂颗粒,随着粒径的增加,间隙击穿电压上升,间隙的折合场强提高,臭氧生成的最大能效降低,而饱和浓度提升;通过在宽间隙内填充介质颗粒可以得到窄间隙宽度的臭氧制取效果.     

Ozone generation in oxygen-fed wire-to-cylinder ozonizer: effect of CH2Cl2, CHCl3 and CCl4 diluents

The inhibition effect of methylene chloride CH₂Cl₂, chloroform CHCl₃ and carbon tetrachloride CCl₄ on the ozone generation process from oxygen by negative corona discharge was experimentally investigated. The experiments were performed in a system of coaxial cylindrical electrodes at total gas pressure of 900 mbar and ambient temperature of gaseous mixtures. The rate of ozone generation as well as ozone concentration apparently decreases with a rising number of substituted chlorine atoms in the methane molecule at constant specific energy consumption dissipated in the discharge and at constant concentration of gaseous impurities in oxygen. In addition to experimental results, the paper presents theoretical considerations aimed at identifying the main process responsible for inhibition of ozone generation. The consumption of considerable fraction of oxygen atoms by CH _x Cl _y–1 radicals formed in discharge, is likely the most important mechanism responsible for the deleterious effect of such compounds on the efficiency of ozone production.     

Numerical modeling of ozone production in a pulsed homogeneousdischarge: a parameter study

The pulsed volume discharge is an alternative for the efficient generation of ozone in compact systems. This paper presents a parameter study of the reactions in this kind of homogeneous discharge by using a numerical model which solves plasma chemical kinetic rate and energy equations. Simulations are performed for 10^-9-10^-5 s single pulses and oxygen gas density in the range 10<300 K and normalized electric field of 1000 decreased. The maximum concentration is 3% at 10 amagat and 100 K. The results on ozone accumulation in multiple pulse discharges are presented. In contrast to the single pulse case, higher efficiency is achieved at lower gas density. This scaling can be explained by losses due to ion currents     

Optimization of ozone generation

The generation of ozone under homogeneous conditions is described by a system of kinetic equations. We supposed a certain time dependence of electric field intensity inside a discharge gap. We computed the dependence of efficiency of the ozone generation on both the width and the maximum intensity of electric pulse.     

Barrier Discharge The Transferred Charge and Ozone Synthesis

We have undertaken an experimental investigation of the influence of the conditions of barrier discharge implementation such as: the discharge gap value, the type of gas, and the polarity and dielectric permittivity of the dielectric electrode on the value of charge transferred in a micro-discharge. It is shown that the increase in the specific capacitance of the electrodes leads to proportional increase in the transferred charge value, reaching 100–200 nC in a discharge gap 1 mm, in air. In this case the amplitude and duration of a current pulse in the microdischarge reach, respectively, 10 to 15 A and 40 ns. It is also demonstrated that in air with increase in the discharge gap value one can observe a decrease in the efficiency of the ozone synthesis whereas in oxygen there exists a more complicated dependence: the maximum of efficiency is observed at a discharge gap value of 0.7 to 1.0 mm.     

气体火花开关初始放电等离子体演化过程北大核心CSCD

气体火花开关的初始放电过程对研究其工作状态有着非常重要的影响,通过基于网格粒子法-直接蒙特卡罗法(PIC-DSMC)耦合算法模拟了气体火花开关从放电开始到等离子体通道初步形成的完整过程,得到了电子和离子的数密度时空分布变化,分析了间隙中电场分布随时间变化规律,完整清晰地揭示了气体火花开关从放电初始到等离子体通道初步形成的物理过程,并初步开展了气体火花开关击穿过程的光学诊断实验,为进一步深入研究气体火花开关的物理机理打下了基础。     

Ultrasonic resonator with electrical discharge cell for ozone generation

The effect of ultrasound waves in an ultrasonic resonator cell on ozone generation by a hollow needle to plate electrical discharge enhanced by the airflow through the needle is experimentally investigated. It was found that the application of ultrasound waves increases ozone generation for discharge when the needle is negatively biased, and has no effect on ozone generation for the discharge when the needle is biased positively. We try to explain the influence of ultrasound on the discharge mechanisms.     

Improvement of ozone yielding rate in atmospheric pressure barrierdischarges using a time-modulated power supply

The ozone (O₃) yielding rate of a high-pressure thin-gap barrier discharge was improved using a time-modulated power supply. The maximum improvement reached more than 20% compared with a continuous-wave power supply. The rate was strongly dependent on the discharge-off time, with the optimum one corresponding to the O₂ removal time from the discharge space. Dependence of the yielding rate on the off-time was numerically calculated using O and O₃ rate equations     

DC corona discharge ozone production enhanced by magnetic field

We have studied the effect of a stationary magnetic field on the production of ozone from air at atmospheric pressure by a negative corona discharge in a cylindrical electrode configuration. We used a stainless steel hollow needle placed at the axis of the cylindrical discharge chamber as a cathode. The outer wall of the cylinder was used as an anode. The vector of magnetic induction was perpendicular to the vector of current density. We found that: (a) the magnetic field extends the current voltage range of the discharge; (b) for the discharge in the Trichel pulses regime and in the pulseless glow regime, the magnetic field has no substantial effect on the discharge voltage or on the concentration of ozone that is produced; (c) for the discharge in the filamentary streamer regime for a particular current, the magnetic field increases the discharge voltage and consequently an approximately 30% higher ozone concentration can be obtained; (d) the magnetic field does not substantially increase the maximum ozone production yield. A major advantage of using a magnetic field is that the increase in ozone concentration produced by the discharge can be obtained without additional energy requirements.     

DC corona ozone generation enhanced by TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> photocatalyst

Non-thermal electrical discharges, such as corona discharge are apart of the source of ozone, charged, and excited species and acoustic noise also the source of electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths. The important component of this radiation from the standpoint of photocatalyst activation is the ultraviolet radiation. We studied the role of UV radiation on corona discharge ozone production by placing the titanium dioxide photocatalyst into the discharge region. We used hollow needle to mesh DC corona discharge at atmospheric pressure with TiO₂ globules on the mesh. The discharge was enhanced by the flow of air through the needle. We found that for the needle biased negatively addition of TiO₂ photocatalyst on the mesh electrode drastically increases discharge ozone production as well as the ozone production yield. These quantities are also influenced by the mass of the used photocatalyst and its distribution in the discharge chamber.     

实验研究大气压多脉冲辉光放电的模式和机理

采用稍不平行电极进行大气压He气介质阻挡多脉冲辉光放电实验,通过增强电子耦合器件相机短时曝光照片,研究大气压多脉冲辉光放电在不同时刻的放电模式.通过气隙放电电流、表面电荷计算,理论分析了表面电荷、空间电荷、外加电压与气隙电场强度的关系,研究大气压辉光放电形成多脉冲的机理.实验结果表明,放电首先在间隙稍窄的电极左端开始;在第一个脉冲电流峰值,电极右端也开始放电;第一个电流脉冲经历了Townsend放电到辉光放电的过程;电流脉冲之间的时间内,间隙一直维持着微弱的辉光放电;随后的每个电流脉冲均是辉光放电.理论分析表明,大气压辉光放电的多个电流脉冲是表面电荷、空间电荷与外加电压共同演化的结果;除放电伊始出现Townsend放电外,同一半周期内的放电电流脉冲中不会再出现Townsend放电. 关键词： 介质阻挡放电 增强电子耦合器件 大气压辉光放电 多脉冲     

实验研究大气压多脉冲辉光放电的模式和机理

采用稍不平行电极进行大气压He气介质阻挡多脉冲辉光放电实验,通过增强电子耦合器件相机短时曝光照片,研究大气压多脉冲辉光放电在不同时刻的放电模式.通过气隙放电电流、表面电荷计算,理论分析了表面电荷、空间电荷、外加电压与气隙电场强度的关系,研究大气压辉光放电形成多脉冲的机理.实验结果表明,放电首先在间隙稍窄的电极左端开始;在第一个脉冲电流峰值,电极右端也开始放电;第一个电流脉冲经历了Townsend放电到辉光放电的过程;电流脉冲之间的时间内,间隙一直维持着微弱的辉光放电;随后的每个电流脉冲均是辉光放电.理论分析表明,大气压辉光放电的多个电流脉冲是表面电荷、空间电荷与外加电压共同演化的结果;除放电伊始出现Townsend放电外,同一半周期内的放电电流脉冲中不会再出现Townsend放电.     

Zur O2-Dissoziation in der Gleichstromglimmentladung. Teil I Bestimmung des Dissoziationsgrades mittels der O3-Bildung an gekühlten Oberflächen

The synthesis of ozone on the surface S cooled with liquid nitrogen O + O₂·S→O₃·S[1] was used to measure the concentration of atoms in a flow tube downstream of a d.c. discharge. The flow tube was constructed in the form of a U-tube. The ozone was deposited as a blue liquid film in the neighbourhood of the surface of the liquid nitrogen on the walls of the part of the U-tube, which was connected with the discharge tube. The oxygen atom decay in the U-tube was observed by measuring the production of ozone as the distance between the discharge tube (diameter: 5,2 cm) and the surface of the liquid nitrogen was varied. The decay is first order in atom concentration for the pressures p > 1 torr. But for the pressures below p = 1 torr near by the discharge tube we observed deviations from the law of decay In [O]₀/[O] = k·t for the currents of about i = 100 mA. This effect was attributed to the process From the extrapolation of an ozone production curve atom concentrations in the discharge have been obtained. The transition from the ?H”? form to the ?T”? form (striated, low average electric field) of the discharge [2] caused the dissociation to decrease rapidly. The highest dissociation (10%) was obtained in the ?H”? form at high currents (i = 120 mA) and low pressures (p = 0,60 torr). The yield of atomic oxygen per kilowatt hour of energy was measured as functions of pressure and gas flow rate for i = 100 mA and i = 50 mA.     

Effect of catalysts on dc corona discharge poisoning

The processes of ozone generation in non-thermal plasma produced by an electrical discharge in air at atmospheric pressure are burdened by the presence of nitrogen oxides, which on the one hand contribute to ozone generation and on the other hand are responsible for unpleasant discharge poisoning. The term discharge poisoning refers to the situation when the discharge ozone formation completely breaks down. Discharge poisoning can be affected by placing a catalyst in the discharge chamber. For the dc hollow needle to mesh corona discharge enhanced by the flow of air through the needle electrode we studied the effect of titanium dioxide TiO₂, ZSM-5 zeolite or Cu⁺⁺ZSM-5 zeolite on discharge poisoning by monitoring the ozone, nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide discharge production. We found that placing globules of any of these catalysts on the mesh decreases the energy density of the onset of discharge poisoning, and this energy density is smallest for a discharge with globules of a TiO₂ on the mesh.     

流动氩气介质阻挡放电特性及振动温度研究

采用双水电极介质阻挡放电装置,在流动氩气中通过改变气隙间距、驱动电源频率和气体流量等研究放电电学特性和振动温度的变化。电学测量结果发现如果固定其他实验条件而只改变某一参数,小气隙间距放电的电流峰值和功率比大气隙间距的高。同样,增大驱动电源频率也能够使放电的电流峰值和功率增加,而增加气体流量使得放电电流峰值和功率减小。最后利用光谱学方法,通过对放电发射光谱中氮分子振动带系的分析,发现振动温度随着放电气隙间距、电源频率和气体流量的变化关系与放电的电流峰值和功率的变化关系基本一致。这些结果对流动气体中大气压介质阻挡放电的应用具有重要意义。