Publication
Title
Positive and negative streamer propagation in volume dielectric barrier discharges with planar and porous electrodes
Author
Abstract
The spatiotemporal dynamics of volume and surface positive and negative streamers in a pin-to-plate volume dielectric barrier discharge is investigated in this study. The discharge characteristics are found to be completely different for positive and negative streamers. First, the spatial propagation of a positive streamer is found to rely on electron avalanches caused by photoelectrons in front of the streamer head, whereas this is not the case for negative streamers. Second, our simulations reveal an interesting phenomenon of floating positive surface discharges, which develop when a positive streamer reaches a dielectric wall and which explain the experimentally observed branching characteristics. Third, we report for the first time, the interactions between a positive streamer and dielectric pores, in which both the pore diameter and depth affect the evolution of a positive streamer.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Plasma processes and polymers. - Weinheim
Publication
Weinheim : Wiley Verlag , 2021
ISSN
1612-8850
DOI
10.1002/PPAP.202000234
Volume/pages
18 :4 (2021) , 14 p.
Article Reference
e2000234
ISI
000617876700001
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Multi-scale modeling of plasma catalysis/
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 30.03.2021
Last edited 11.11.2024
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