Title :
Temporal Evolution of the Glow and Spark Regimes of Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Discharges in Water Vapor
Author :
Sainct, Florent P. ; Lacoste, Deanna A. ; Laux, Christophe O.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Energetique Mol. et Macroscopique, Combustion, Ecole Centrale Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, France
Abstract :
Nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges are applied to pure water vapor at 450 K and 1 atm. The plasma behavior in the glow and spark regimes is presented. The glow regime presents a streamer-like propagation, whereas the spark regime shows an homogeneous excitation of the gap.
Keywords :
glow discharges; plasma diagnostics; sparks; water; H2O; glow regime; nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges; pressure 1 atm; pure water vapor; spark regime; streamer-like propagation; temperature 450 K; Cameras; Corona; Current measurement; Discharges (electric); Generators; Plasmas; Sparks; Ion emission; Non-equilibrium plasma discharges; atmospheric-pressure plasmas; steam; steam.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2330203
