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.     

Influence of wire mesh electrodes on the volume and surface characteristics of dielectric barrier discharge of atmospheric pressure helium

The dielectric barrier discharge of helium in a 6 mm gap at atmospheric pressure was studied. In this paper, the influence of electric field distribution on the uniformity of DBD is analyzed theoretically and verified by experiments. The experimental results show that the mesh electrode produces a local enhancement effect by affecting the electric field and then produces corona discharge, which provides seed electrons for the subsequent discharge process. The effects of mesh diameter and size on discharge uniformity and stability are analyzed, the electrode structure parameters are optimized, the method of a segmented electrode is proposed, and the discharge process and charge distribution are studied. The electrical diagnosis results of plasma technology show that the segmented mesh electrode reduces the breakdown voltage of DBD and increases the charge deposition.     

Effective corona discharge and ozone generation from a wire-plate discharge system with a slit dielectric barrier

A new wire-plate-type discharge system, with a slit dielectric barrier, has been proposed and investigated by focusing on the generation of ozone and the discharges on the slit barrier. This wire-plate-type discharge system, with a slit barrier, can generate a corona discharge twice, once from the corona wire electrode and again from the surface and the slits of the slit barrier. As a result, this proposed wire-plate-type discharge system, with the slit barrier, can produce much more ozone than without the slit barrier. The discharge mechanism of the wire-plate-type discharge system, with the slit barrier, would be hard to arc discharge and to break the system down directly because of the blocking action of the slit dielectric barrier. This proposed wire-plate-type discharge system, with the slit barrier, may be useful as an effective means for removing pollutant gases.     

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.     

A peculiarity of silver-based corona wire heating on ozone generation

The effect of corona wire temperature on the ozone generation in the positive dc corona electrostatic precipitator is studied experimentally. The external heating of the corona wire can suppress the ozone generation. In this study, nichrome and two kinds of silver-based wires 0.1 mm diameter were tested as discharges electrodes. The nichrome corona wire heating shows a well-known monotonic decreasing the rate of ozone production. In the case of the tested silver-based wires the rate of ozone production decreases nonlinearly and passes through a local minimum in the range from 35 to 55 °C with increasing the wire temperature. At the wire temperature about 46 °C ozone generation by positive dc corona discharge is decreased by 53% with Ag:Mn = 0.85:0.15 wire and by 25% with Ag:Ni = 0.7:0.3 wire as compared to the same wire at 26 °C. Under these conditions the corona wire heating increases slightly the corona current and speed of airflow.     

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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.     

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。     

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.     

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.     

A compact high-voltage pulse generator using a rotary airhole sparkgap

A pulsed-corona-discharge nonthermal plasma technique offers the advantages of energy efficiency and capability for the simultaneous removal of coexisting pollutants. The key to success in a nonthermal plasma approach is to produce a corona discharge in which the bulk of the electrical energy goes into the production of energetic electrons, rather than into gas molecules heating. By driving the nonthermal plasma reactor with very short pulses of high-voltage, short-lived corona discharge plasmas are created that consist of energetic electrons, which in turn produce the radicals and ozone responsible for the decomposition of the toxic molecules. Because of the short lifetime of the pulsed corona discharge, little electrical power is dissipated in movement of heavy molecule ions in the processing region, thus avoiding heating the gas and providing good electrical energy efficiency.A high-voltage pulse generator with a rotary airhole sparkgap, instead of a conventional rotary ball sparkgap, has been proposed. Its rise and fall time characteristics to be used as a smart pulse generator for pulsed corona discharge-type nonthermal plasma reactor were investigated. Parametric studies showed that the proposed airhole sparkgap had a very fast rise time, very short fall time, very low-and-stable breakdown voltage, and reliable pulse repetition characteristics, compared with the conventional rotary ball sparkgap.     

基于电晕放电的大功率LED散热研究

针对大功率LED芯片的散热问题,提出了一种基于电晕放电原理的离子风散热方案。通过试验,研究了电晕放电的电学性能,同时探寻了放电电压对制冷效果的影响以及温降随电晕放电功率的变化规律。结果表明,放电间距相同时,对发生器施加负电晕能够在较低的电压下产生离子风,降温效果显著。电晕电流平方根与放电电压呈线性关系。电晕放电功率为1.5 W、放电间距为10 mm时,散热效果最好。     

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.     

Theoretical investigation of ozone production in negative corona discharge

The purpose of this work is to highlight the chemical kinetics in plasma of pure oxygen. A comprehensive model of ozone generation in wire-to-cylinder negative corona discharge is presented. The model combines the physical processes in the discharge with the chemistry of ozone formation. It is based on an extensive reaction scheme including the major electronic and ionic processes. The importance of excited atomic and molecular states is demonstrated. The obtained results show clearly that the surface material affect quite well the ozone decomposition.     

Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a direct current air corona discharge under atmospheric pressure

Air corona discharge is one of the critical problems associated with high-voltage equipment. Investigating the corona mechanism plays a key role in enhancing the electrical insulation performance. An improved self-consistent multi-component two-dimensional plasma hybrid model is presented for the simulation of a direct current atmospheric pressure corona discharge in air. The model is based on plasma hydrodynamic and chemical models, and includes 12 species and 26 reactions. In addition, the photoionization effect is introduced into the model. The simulation on a bar-plate electrode configuration with an inter-electrode gap of 5.0 mm is carried out. The discharge voltage-current characteristics and the current density distribution predicted by the hybrid model agree with the experimental measurements. In addition, the dynamics of volume charged species generation, discharge current waveform, current density distribution at an electrode, charge density, electron temperature, and electric field variations are investigated in detail based on the model. The results indicate that the model can contribute valuable insights into the physics of an air plasma discharge.     

纳秒脉冲表面介质阻挡放电特性实验研究

在常规大气环境条件下,基于单极性纳秒脉冲电源对表面介质阻挡放电特性进行了实验研究。结果表明:纳秒脉冲表面介质阻挡放电的本质是丝状放电,放电集中在电压脉冲的上升沿;激励电压和脉冲重复频率越大,放电越强烈,越接近均匀放电,但电压的作用更侧重于均匀性,而频率的作用则侧重于放电的强度;电极间隙的优化可以使表面介质阻挡放电特性最好;玻璃作为阻挡介质时容易发生沿面闪络。     

纳秒脉冲表面介质阻挡放电特性实验研究

在常规大气环境条件下,基于单极性纳秒脉冲电源对表面介质阻挡放电特性进行了实验研究。结果表明:纳秒脉冲表面介质阻挡放电的本质是丝状放电,放电集中在电压脉冲的上升沿;激励电压和脉冲重复频率越大,放电越强烈,越接近均匀放电,但电压的作用更侧重于均匀性,而频率的作用则侧重于放电的强度;电极间隙的优化可以使表面介质阻挡放电特性最好;玻璃作为阻挡介质时容易发生沿面闪络。     

Availability of indirect atmospheric plasma from a dielectric barrier discharge device on biofilm-forming bacteria

An investigation of the treatment effect of atmospheric cold plasma (ACP)-generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) against problematic bacteria of chronic wounds is presented. To study ROS effects specifically, a vacuum chamber with a flowmeter to control the background gas composition and a mesh electrode for a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) device were used. In addition, a numerical modeling was developed to simulate the amount of ROS flux transported from the mesh electrode to determine which of the ROS species was the main factor in the treatment effect. Considering the experimental and computational results and the effective transport distance of each species, ozone could be the main factor in the experimental results.     

常压窄间隙介质阻挡放电等离子体辐射特性

利用带有透明电极与可测向观察的一个介质阻挡放电(DBD)实验装置对它的常压窄间隙等离子体辐射特性进行了实验研究。结果表明：这一DBD装置的辐射特性会受激励电压、激励频率、DBD结构等多种因素影响。在频率为10～20kHz高压电源激励下,采用窄间隙、薄电介质层结构DBD可以大幅度提高放电空间的电场强度,增加放电功率密度,提高了放电装置性能。     

环形电极单间隙电晕放电伏安特性

基于用于直线变压器型驱动源的多间隙气体开关结构,提出一种环形放电间隙与电晕针并联的气体火花间隙。通过测量间隙耐压过程中电晕放电的伏安特性,研究了气体介质、气压、电晕极性、电晕针长度以及针尖对应电极结构等因素对伏安特性的影响。结果表明：以空气为绝缘气体,负极性电晕可获得较稳定的伏安特性;改变电晕针长度和针尖对应电极结构可方便地实现对电晕放电伏安特性的调节以满足开关要求。     

环形电极单间隙电晕放电伏安特性

基于用于直线变压器型驱动源的多间隙气体开关结构,提出一种环形放电间隙与电晕针并联的气体火花间隙。通过测量间隙耐压过程中电晕放电的伏安特性,研究了气体介质、气压、电晕极性、电晕针长度以及针尖对应电极结构等因素对伏安特性的影响。结果表明:以空气为绝缘气体,负极性电晕可获得较稳定的伏安特性;改变电晕针长度和针尖对应电极结构可方便地实现对电晕放电伏安特性的调节以满足开关要求。