Theory of dynamic behavior in atmospheric pressure arc plasma devices: part-II: validation of theory with experimental data

The results of an application of the developed nonlinear theory for atmospheric pressure arc plasma instability to various experiments are presented in this paper. Most of the important experiments on atmospheric pressure arc plasma instability reported in literature are addressed. In all cases, a good match has been observed between experiment and theory. General nature of the theory to explain observed instability features is brought out in this paper.