Title :
Impact of Wire Electrode Length on Nanosecond-Pulse Diffuse Discharge in Atmospheric Pressure Air
Author :
Yu Bin ; Lee Li ; Yun-Long Liu ; Ya-Feng Ge ; Lun Liu ; Ning Ma ; Yang Le ; Fu-Chang Lin
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Adv. Electromagn. Eng. & Technol., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
The impact of the wire length on the large-scale diffuse discharge is investigated. The images and electrical measurements show that for a nanosecond pulse with a long tail, the decrease of the wire length can result in the transition from a diffuse mode to a spark discharge.
Keywords :
air; plasma diagnostics; plasma transport processes; sparks; atmospheric pressure air; electrical measurements; large-scale diffuse discharge; nanosecond-pulse diffuse discharge; pressure 1 atm; spark discharge; wire electrode length; Arc discharges; Discharges (electric); Electrodes; Impedance; Plasmas; Sparks; Wires; Diffuse discharge; nanosecond pulse; nonthermal plasma; wire electrode;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2309996
