Title :
Investigation on Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Array in Ar
Author :
Chen Qian ; Zhi Fang ; Jingru Yang ; Mingrui Kang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Autom. & Electr. Eng., Nanjing Univ. of Technol., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
An atmospheric pressure plasma jet linear array consisting of five jet units is developed; the influences of applied voltage amplitude, frequency of the power supply, and Ar flow rate on its characteristics are investigated using lighting emission images. The results show that the length and shape of the jet array vary with variation in these parameters, and the optimum operation conditions for the maximum length jet array are at applied voltage of 8.5 kV, frequency of 20 kHz, and gas flow rate of 20 L/min.
Keywords :
argon; plasma diagnostics; plasma flow; plasma jets; Ar flow rate; atmospheric pressure plasma jet linear array; frequency 20 kHz; gas flow rate; lighting emission images; optimum operation conditions; power supply; pressure 1 atm; voltage 8.5 kV; voltage amplitude; Arrays; Electron tubes; Lighting; Plasmas; Power supplies; Shape; Surface treatment; Array shape; atmospheric-pressure plasmas; jet units; plasma jet array; plasma jet array.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2324577
