The influence of a transverse magnetic field on a subnormal glow discharge in air

In subnormal glow discharge under d.c. excitation at different pressure in a varying transverse magnetic field (0 to 30 G) some measurements have been carried out for various initial average tube currents. The voltage across the discharge increases and average tube current and residual current decreases in the magnetic field. With the help of Beckman’s expression [4] for the axial field and the electron density distribution in a transverse magnetic field the observed variation of current and voltage can be satisfactorily explained. The variation of axial electric field with transverse magnetic field can be represented to a fair degree of accuracy by the derived equation. The behaviour of residual current with magnetic field has been observed in these oscillations.     

Solution processed fabrication of single wall carbon nanotubes thin film by electrohydrodynamic atomization deposition technique and its characterization

An effective method for the fabrication of thin film of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) using the electro-hydrodynamic atomization (EHDA) deposition technique was demonstrated. In this study, the SWCNT aqueous based dispersion ink was subjected to electrostatic atomization by using an EHDA deposition system. The ink flow visualization under the influence of electric field was performed and the operating EHDA parametric envelope of the ink was explored. Then the deposition of SWCNT through the EHDA process was carried out onto a metallic substrate at a fixed flow rate and corresponding applied voltage thereby achieving thickness ranging from ??70 to 130?nm by making multiple deposition passes. The microscopic inspection of the film was performed and thin film quality was examined by scanning electron microscope analysis. Finally, electrical behavior of the SWCNT film onto a metallic substrate through temperature dependent current-voltage measurements was investigated. The SWCNT film deposited onto the metallic substrate showed electrical conductivity of ??2.98?S/cm.     

Formation of a high-current pulsed gas discharge as a source ofhighly concentrated energy flux to treat metal surfaces

The properties of a novel, pulsed, high-current gas discharge with minimized energy losses are investigated. The discharge provides a highly concentrated energy flux that can be used to treat metal surfaces and to form thin surface layers with desirable properties. A theoretical treatment of the formation of the discharge is presented, and the limitations on its voltage and interelectrode separation length are considered. Experiments are carried out to test the theoretical predictions of the discharge parameters. The experimental results show that more than 80% of the energy input to the discharge from the power supply is delivered to the metal surface     

Novel low voltage EHD spray nozzle for atomization of water in the cone jet mode

Due to the high surface tension and high conductivity, water is unsuitable for electrohydrodynamic (EHD) atomization using a DC electric field in air. The high local electric field, that is required to atomize water, is likely to generate corona discharge and consequently destabilize the atomization process. This study describes a novel low voltage EHD spray nozzle that can be used to atomize water and weak saline solutions in the stable cone jet mode. The properties of the atomization have been investigated together with the generated droplet size distribution. The nozzle operates at very low flow rates (0.5–4.0 μl/min). Due to the high dielectric constant of water and the low flow rate, the atomization takes place outside the applicability range of the scaling laws. The experimental results show that the droplet size is approximately constant when the flow rate is increased from 0.5 to 4.0 μl/min. The atomization of water was numerically simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The simulation results agree reasonably well with the experimental results with respect to the liquid cone shape and droplet size.     

伪火花放电开关电压跌落过程实验研究

 设计了典型参数下的伪火花放电开关，进行了空气介质下的电压特性实验，给出了伪火花开关放电电压与气压变化的关系曲线；测量了产生伪火花放电的气压范围（1~29Pa）和单间隙伪火花放电开关耐受电压的最大值(40kV)，测得了伪火花放电与辉光放电的转折点气压(29Pa)，并对实验结果进行了理论分析。研究了伪火花放电开关电压跌落时间与放电电压的关系，首次将开关电压跌落过程分为暂态阶段和稳态阶段，讨论了放电电路参数，气体压力，开关结构和放电电压对电压跌落时间的影响。实验表明，在气压和开关结构不变的条件下，暂态过程时间由放电电压决定，电压越高，则所需时间就越短；稳态过程时间由放电电路参数决定，不受放电电压影响。     

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.     

TEA CO2激光器几种放电电极的比较

 从均匀场电极理论出发，计算并讨论了近似Rogowski电极、Chang电极(含紧凑式Chang电极)和Ernst电极的形状、理论电场分布和实际电场分布。对实验室所用的几种电极进行了脉冲放电实验，从而获得了TEA CO₂激光器的放电参数与输出特性，并对这些结果进行了比较和分析。计算表明，在基本参数相同的情况下，Ernst电极具有最紧凑的外形和最佳的均匀电场分布。实验表明，采用近似Rogowski电极的TEA CO₂激光器具有最大放电辉光范围和44 kV的最小放电击穿电压；采用Ernst电极的TEA CO₂激光器具有25 J的最高单脉冲能量和最大17.2%的斜率效率。最后提出了TEA CO₂激光器主电极的选择建议。     

Pseudospark produced pulsed electron beam for material processing

An intense pulsed electron beam produced by a pseudospark discharge is used for material processing. The electron beam propagates in a self-focused manner in the background gas. Hardly 12 ns after the beginning of the discharge the fraction of space charge neutralization is about 96%. To sustain the neutralization effect high energy electrons (E <500 keV) are accelerated in radial direction at the beam head, due to strong electric field gradients. At current maximum the beam pinches due to its own magnetic field. At peak current of 400 A and charging voltage up to 16 kV power density reaches 10⁹ W/cm ² on the target surface. Some results of copper thin films are presented. Due to the high expansion velocity of 10⁴ m/s of the ablated target material a copper-matrix has been masked     

Experimental study of pulsed corona discharge in air

We report on the results of experimental investigation of a pulsed corona discharge in electric fields with different degrees of nonuniformity under the action of a standard thunderstorm pulse in a wide range of voltages from the origination threshold to the breakdown. A high-sensitivity video camera makes it possible to record microdischarge and streamer processes in air long before the spark breakdown. It is known that the size of the corona discharge sheath increases with the supplied voltage, and the shape of the corona sheath depends on the polarity of the active electrode [1, 2]. It was demonstrated for the first time by Peek [3] that the range of voltages from the initiation of a corona discharge to the spark breakdown increases with the degree of nonuniformity of the electric field. We show that an analogous pattern is observed for a pulsed corona also. Our results show that the form of a pulsed corona discharge considerably depends on the pulse polarity, and a spark breakdown becomes possible when most branches in the streamer corona cover the electrode gap.     

模块化程控各向异性聚焦条纹相机

通过采用各向异性聚焦及电四极透镜技术,设计出物理弥散达到0.38 ps,边缘空间分辨力达到56 lp/mm的新型条纹变像管。研制出对条纹相机高压输出、环境监测、扫描档位切换和相机工作方式选择的模块化程控系统。利用Nd:YLF（脉冲宽度8 ps、波长263 nm）脉冲激光器对相机的性能指标进行了标定,测得静态和动态空间分辨力分别为35 lp/mm和25 lp/mm,动态范围达到950∶1,时间分辨力达到8 ps,在扫描和狭缝方向可实现独立变倍和KB显微镜耦合,便于对目标的空间分辨力进行灵活配置。     

基于滤光片提取光谱的流动注射-溶液阴极辉光放电检测研究

溶液阴极辉光放电-原子发射光谱法是近年来兴起的一种新型水体金属离子检测技术,它具有快速,在线和低成本检测的显著特点。以工业注射泵实现溶液阴极辉光放电激发源的流动注射进样,再以窄带滤光片分别提取Na,K,Ca,Li,Sr和Cs金属元素发射光谱信号,最后由光电倍增管和皮安表接收光谱信息光谱信号,实现了水质金属元素的检测。实验分析了注射容量分别为100和166 μL对1 mg·L-1的Na元素产生的信号强度的影响,研究发现其信号强度的相对标准偏差（RSD）分别为4.64%和1.95%,说明两种注射量稳定性都较好。为了获得更好的分析性能,实验分析了直流放电电压,狭缝的宽度以及光电倍增管供压等参数对信号强度的影响。实验结果表明,在直流放电电压为1 000 V,狭缝宽度为70 μm和光电倍增管供压为-800 V时获得了较高的信背比。采用此装置在流动注射模式下,测得了Na,K,Ca,Li,Sr和Cs六种金属元素检出限,分别为2.78,4.23,589,9.45,981和83.6 μg·L-1。实验最后对混合溶液标定物质中的Na和K元素进行了定量分析测量,测量的误差分别为7.5%和6.67%,精密度分别为1.24%和0.89%,研究结果表明基于滤光片提取光谱的流动注射分析-溶液阴极辉光放电-原子发射光谱方法具有较高的检测准确度。     

流动氩气放电系统中条纹斑图形成的实验研究

采用双水电极介质阻挡放电装置, 在大气压下流动氩气中产生了稳定的条纹斑图, 并采用拍照和电学方法对其产生机理进行了研究. 研究发现, 条纹斑图仅出现在外加电压较低的情况下, 在较高电压下放电会过渡到均匀模式. 低电压下的条纹斑图是由于放电丝沿着气流方向定向移动形成的, 该定向移动速度几乎与电压无关, 主要由气体流量决定. 分析发现放电空间中活性粒子的记忆效应对条纹斑图的形成起决定作用. 电学测量发现放电电流和放电的气隙起始电压都随着气流的增加而减小, 本文对这一现象进行了定性解释. 本文结果对斑图动力学研究和介质阻挡放电的工业应用都具有很重要的意义.     

Influence of surface-active bonds of carbon structures on discharge-charging processes of a current source

A study has been carried out of the effect on the discharge-charging processes of a current source of surface-active bonds of carbon structures used as additives in the composition of a negative electrode material. A mechanism has been proposed based on the conclusions derived from the Kossel–Stranski molecularkinetic theory, which explains the growth of 3PbOPbSO₄H₂O crystals upon the introduction of carbon materials. It has been established that the presence of carbon additives in the composition of the negative electrode material of starter lead-acid batteries increases the capacitance of 20-h discharge mode by up to 5% and the discharge duration by cold scrolling current to a final voltage of 6 V at negative temperatures of–18°C and–30°C by 3–4.5% and 9–13%, respectively.

     

The Effect of Sphere Size on Bipolar Pulsed Discharges in Glass-Sphere/Water/Air Columns

Bipolar pulsed discharges were investigated in columns containing glass spheres and water, and with air bubbling through, using a coaxial electrode configuration. The effect of sphere size on the discharge characteristics was studied, and results showed that the diameter of the glass spheres had a significant effect on the electrical discharges in the three-phase mixture. As the sphere size increased from 2 to 12 mm, no significant changes occurred in the peak voltage and rise time of the load voltage, but a clear maximum in the tail voltage, and a minimum in the injected power per pulse, occurred in the sphere diameter range from 5 to 8 mm. The greatest electric field in the interstices between the spheres, and the rate at which a dye could be removed from the water, both exhibited a maximum in the sphere diameter range from 5 to 8 mm.      

Nonself-sustained arc discharge in anode material vapors

The basic characteristics of the nonself-sustained arc discharge in a vapor of the anode material are studied. The influence of thermoemission parameters of the cathode on volt-ampere characteristics of the discharge is described. It is established that in a free mode of the discharge cathode operation, when the discharge current I_D is lower than the current of the thermoelectron emission from the discharge cathode I_C, the deposition rate of the films q is directly proportional to the discharge current I_D. In the compelled mode of the cathode operation, when I_D>I _C, q~W_D², where W_D=I_D U_D with U_D being the discharge voltage. It is shown that the magnetic field increases the plasma density and changes the density profile from n(x)-1/x² to n(x)-1/x with x being a distance along the flow. The motion of created plasma flow is shown to have a noncollisional character with constant electron temperature of 5-7 eV along the flow. The values of plasma potential and electric field in the flow are determined; the values of cathodic and anodic potential drops in the discharge are evaluated. The angular distributions of ion and neutral fluxes in the created plasma flow are described. It is shown that the plasma flows parameters depend substantially on the working material. With use of crossed electric and magnetic fields, the flow ionization coefficient was enhanced up to 85% for the discharge in Ti vapors, and 35% for the discharge in Cu vapors     

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。     

强流脉冲束在静电加速管中传输研究及模拟计算

为了研究强流脉冲束流在静电加速管中的传输, 采用矩阵法分析了非强流脉冲束流与强流脉冲束流在静电加速管中的传输矩阵, 编写了束流在静电加速管等元件中传输的计算程序ACCT。 用优化方法实现给定的光学条件, 用迭代方法计算强流脉冲束流的空间电荷效应对束流传输的影响以获得自洽解。 在不同束流流强条件下, 利用ACCT、TRACE-3D和TRANSPORT等程序进行了模拟计算, 并对模拟结果进行了比较分析。 模拟结果表明, 提高加速电压比, 可以增强静电加速管的聚焦能力、 减少束流损失和提高传输效率。To study intense pulsed beam transfer in electrostatic accelerate tube, the matrix method was applied to analyze the transport matrixes in electrostatic accelerate tube of non-intense pulsed beam and intense pulsed beam, and a computer code was written for the intense pulsed beam transporting in electrostatic accelerate tube. Optimization techniques were used to attain the given optical conditions and iteration procedures were adopted to compute intense pulsed beam for obtaining self-consistent solutions in this computer code. The calculations were carried out by using ACCT, TRACE-3D and TRANSPORT for different beam currents, respectively. The simulation results show that improvement of the accelerating voltage ratio can enhance focusing power of electrostatic accelerate tube, reduce beam loss and increase the transferring efficiency.     

石英管对空气中锥-板结构纳秒脉冲放电的影响

报道了石英管对大气压下空气中锥-板电极结构纳秒脉冲放电的影响实验研究.实验过程中发现将石英管纵向移动位置,放电会出现四种明显不同的形貌状态,对其机理进行了初步的探讨.利用发射光谱诊断了其转动和振动温度(分别为295和2200 K),表明该等离子体具有高度非平衡度.还进一步提出大气压下空气中产生类辉光放电的有效途径. 关键词： 纳秒脉冲放电 空气 纵向介质 非平衡等离子体     

反向开关晶体管结构优化与特性测试

对半导体脉冲功率开关反向开关晶体管 (RSD)的结构进行了优化,在RSD中引入缓冲层,建立器件数值模型并作仿真分析,结果表明:缓冲层结构起到了截止电场的作用,使得器件基区得以减薄,较传统结构RSD阻断电压升高而开通电压降低。针对RSD的特殊工作方式,提出了RSD开通电压、关断时间等关键参数的测试方案并进行了实验测量。进行了RSD大电流开通试验,直径7.6 cm的堆体在12 kV主电压下成功通过峰值电流173 kA,传输电荷32 C。     

Effect of air flow on corona discharge in wire-to-plate electrostatic precipitator

This paper analyses corona discharge in ambient air with laboratory-scaled wire-to-plate electrostatic precipitator (WPESP). The electric field is behind the electro hydrodynamic (EHD) flow in air. Its measurements provide complementary results for the corona discharge study because the classical theory based on the current and voltage data is unsatisfactory. Taking into account the dynamic air flow velocity is perpendicular to the active wires, measurement method of the positive and negative DC corona current density and electric field, has been introduced. It has been shown also that the dynamic air flow velocity modifies the current density and the electric field distributions on the planes surfaces of the WPESP.