Striation and plasma bullet propagation in an atmospheric pressure plasma jet

Journal Article · Sat May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3400220· OSTI ID:21371150

Kim, Sun Ja; Chung, T H; Bae, S H ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714 (Korea, Republic of)

An atmospheric pressure plasma jet source driven by pulsed wave of several tens of kilohertz and by sinusoidal wave was designed and characterized. A newly designed jet consists of a sharpened tungsten pin electrode covered with a cone type Teflon layer confined in a Pyrex tube. This structure provides an efficient ignition since the electric field is concentrated on the end of electrode. Using the electrical and optical characterization, the properties of plasma bullet were explored. For the Ar plasma jet driven by a pulsed wave at low duty cycles, the volume, the speed, and the luminosity of the plasma bullet became larger, and the striation behavior was observed.

• OSTI ID: 21371150
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 17, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3400220; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
ARGON
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
IGNITION
LUMINOSITY
PLASMA
PLASMA JETS
PYREX
STRIATIONS
TEFLON
TUNGSTEN
BOROSILICATE GLASS
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
GASES
GLASS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS
METALS
NONMETALS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLASTICS
POLYETHYLENES
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
RARE GASES
REFRACTORY METALS
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS