Title :
Stimulated condensation of nonsaturated vapors: a new effect in the nonequilibrium plasma and its application for air cleaning
Author :
Bugaev, S.P. ; Kozyrev, A.V. ; Kuvshinov, V.A. ; Sochugov, N.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High-Current Electron., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
The phenomenon of stimulated condensation of nonsaturated vapors of organic compounds observed in recombining nonequilibrium plasma of atmospheric pressure pulsed discharges has been studied experimentally. It has been found that an aerosol is produced even at a partial pressure of vapors making up only 0.1-10% of the saturation pressure. The results of an investigation of aerosol characteristics are presented. It has been demonstrated that the harnessing of this phenomenon increases substantially the efficiency of the process of scrubbing air from organic impurity vapors
Keywords :
air pollution control; condensation; discharges (electric); organic compounds; plasma applications; aerosol; air cleaning; air scrubbing; atmospheric pressure pulsed discharges; nonsaturated vapors; organic compounds; organic impurity vapors; recombining nonequilibrium plasma; stimulated condensation; Aerosols; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Electrodes; Hydrocarbons; Impurities; Plasma applications; Plasma chemistry; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Pulse transformers;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams, 1998. BEAMS '98. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Haifa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4287-9
DOI :
10.1109/BEAMS.1998.817013
