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Time-resolved CO 2 , CO, and N 2 vibrational population measurements in Ns pulse discharge plasmas

Journal Article · · Plasma Sources Science and Technology
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Abstract Time-resolved CO2and N2vibrational populations and translational-rotational temperature are measured in a CO2–N2plasma sustained by a ns pulse discharge burst in plane-to-plane geometry. Time-resolved, absolute number density of CO generated in the plasma is also inferred from the experimental data. CO2and CO vibrational populations are measured by mid-IR, tunable quantum cascade laser absorption spectroscopy, and N2vibrational populations are measured by the ns broadband vibrational CARS. Transient excitation of N2and CO2asymmetric stretch vibrational energy modes is detected during the discharge burst. The time-resolved rate of CO generation does not correlate with N2or CO2(ν3) vibrational temperatures, indicating that CO2dissociation via the vibrational excitation is insignificant at the present conditions. The rate of CO generation decreases gradually during the discharge burst. The estimated specific energy cost of the CO product is close to that of N atoms in pure nitrogen, measured previously at similar operating conditions. Comparison of the experimental data with the kinetic modeling analysis indicates that CO2dissociation in collisions with electronically excited N2molecules is the dominant channel of CO generation at the present conditions, although the inferred CO yield in these processes is significantly lower than 1. The effect of vibrational energy transfer between N2and CO2on the plasma chemical processes is insignificant. The kinetic model underpredicts a rapid reduction of the N2and CO2(ν3) vibrational temperatures during the later half of the discharge burst and in the afterglow. V–T relaxation of N2by N and O atoms generated in the ns pulse discharge plasma does not affect the vibrational relaxation rate in a significant way. However, rapid V–T relaxation of CO2by O atoms has a significant effect on the relaxation rate. The difference between the experimental data and the modeling predictions may be due to the unknown scaling of the CO2–O V–T rates with the vibrational quantum number.

Research Organization:
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1982448
Journal Information:
Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 31, Issue 9; ISSN 0963-0252
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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