• DocumentCode
    1129052
  • Title

    Pulsed corona for breaking up air bubbles in water

  • Author

    van Heesch, E.J.M. ; Lemmens, R.H.P. ; Franken, B. ; Ptasinski, K.J. ; Geurts, F.L.S.

  • Author_Institution
    High Voltage & EMC Group, Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    6/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    426
  • Lastpage
    431
  • Abstract
    The injection of gas into water, through a hollow needle, gives a stream of bubbles. These bubbles can be effectively broken up by application of HV pulses. Our experimental work shows that this mechanism works in demineralized water and even in conducting tap water if the pulses have a short rise time. Bubble diameters are as low as 50 μm. Our pulse source uses either a HV tetrode or a spark gap as switching element. Extremely small bubbles are produced at a high rate and a low power input. Applications for this method can be found in chemical process technology
  • Keywords
    bubbles; chemical technology; corona; partial discharges; HV pulses; HV tetrode; air bubbles; bubble diameters; chemical process technology; conducting tap water; demineralized water; hollow needle; pulsed corona; rise time; spark gap; Absorption; Chemical technology; Conductivity; Corona; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electrodes; Liquids; Needles; Sparks; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9878
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/94.300285
  • Filename
    300285