Numerical investigation of nanosecond pulsed discharge in air at above-atmospheric pressures

Zhang, Anqi; Scarcelli, Riccardo; Wallner, Thomas; Breden, Douglas; Karpatne, Anand; Raja, Laxminarayan L.; Ekoto, Isaac; Wolk, Benjamin

doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aad262

Numerical investigation of nanosecond pulsed discharge in air at above-atmospheric pressures

Journal Article · Mon Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aad262· OSTI ID:1464636

Zhang, Anqi ^[1]; ^[1]; Wallner, Thomas ^[1]; Breden, Douglas ^[2]; Karpatne, Anand ^[2]; Raja, Laxminarayan L. ^[3]; Ekoto, Isaac ^[4]; Wolk, Benjamin ^[5]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Esgee Technologies, Austin, TX (United States)
The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Tula Technology Inc., San Jose, CA (United States)

Here, this paper focuses on the multi-dimensional simulation of non-equilibrium plasma generated by nanosecond pulsed discharge in air, at pressure values higher than atmospheric. Voltage profiles and electrode geometry closely match those from a complementary experimental study. Simulations highlight the transition between different post-discharge plasma regimes at increasing pressure and tie the characteristics of the streamers to the electric field distribution in the gap between the electrodes. Results from simulations match experimental observations and qualitatively capture the experimental trend in terms of regime transition pressure and structure of the streamers. As a result, this paper validates a numerical tool that captures the physical and chemical properties of the low-temperature plasma and contributes to expand the understanding of low-temperature plasma ignition processes.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1464636

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics Journal Issue: 34 Vol. 51; ISSN 0022-3727

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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