Non-equilibrium plasma in liquid water -dynamics of generation and quenching

Author

Yong Yang ; Cho, Y.I. ; Fridman, A. ; Starikovskiy, A.

Author_Institution

A.J. Drexel Plasma Inst., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

20-24 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In most cases, the electric breakdown of liquids is initiated by the application of high electric field on the electrode, followed by rapid propagation and branching of plasma channels. Typically plasma is only considered to exist through the ionization of gases and typical production of plasmas in liquids has generated bubbles through heating or via cavitation and sustains the plasmas within those bubbles. The question appears: is it possible to ionize the liquid without cracking and voids formation?

Keywords

discharges (electric); ionisation; plasma diagnostics; plasma heating; plasma production; water; H₂O; ICCD camera; emission intensity; gas ionization; liquid electric breakdown; liquid water-dynamics; nonequilibrium plasma; plasma channel branching; plasma channel propagation; plasma heating; plasma production; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Gases; Heating; Ionization; Liquids; Plasma applications; Plasma measurements; Production; Pulse power systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Norfolk, VA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5474-7

Electronic_ISBN

0730-9244

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2010.5534411

Filename

5534411