Simulation of a non-equilibrium helium plasma bullet emerging into oxygen at high pressure (250–760 Torr) and interacting with a substrate
Abstract
A two-dimensional computational study of a plasma bullet emanating from a helium gas jet in oxygen ambient at high pressure (250–760 Torr) was performed, with emphasis on the bullet interaction with a substrate. Power was applied in the form of a trapezoidal +5 kV pulse lasting 150 ns. A neutral gas transport model was employed to predict the concentration distributions of helium and oxygen in the system. These were then used in a plasma dynamics model to investigate the characteristics of the plasma bullet during its propagation and interaction with a substrate. Upon ignition, the discharge first propagated as a surface wave along the inner wall of the containing tube, and then exited the tube with a well-defined ionization front (streamer or plasma bullet). The plasma bullet evolved from a hollow (donut-shaped) feature to one where the maximum of ionization was on axis. The bullet propagated in the gap between the tube exit and the substrate with an average speed of ~2 × 105 m/s. Upon encountering a metal substrate, the bullet formed a conductive channel to the substrate. Upon encountering a dielectric substrate, the bullet turned into an ionization wave propagating radially along the substrate surface. For a conductivemore »
- Authors:
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- Dalian Nationalities Univ., Dalian (China). School of Physics and Materials Engineering; Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX (United States). Plasma Processing Lab., Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX (United States). Plasma Processing Lab., Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX (United States). Plasma Processing Lab., Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1468932
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1326868
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0001939
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 120; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Yan, Wen, and Economou, Demetre J. Simulation of a non-equilibrium helium plasma bullet emerging into oxygen at high pressure (250–760 Torr) and interacting with a substrate. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4963115.
Yan, Wen, & Economou, Demetre J. Simulation of a non-equilibrium helium plasma bullet emerging into oxygen at high pressure (250–760 Torr) and interacting with a substrate. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4963115
Yan, Wen, and Economou, Demetre J. Tue .
"Simulation of a non-equilibrium helium plasma bullet emerging into oxygen at high pressure (250–760 Torr) and interacting with a substrate". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4963115. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1468932.
@article{osti_1468932,
title = {Simulation of a non-equilibrium helium plasma bullet emerging into oxygen at high pressure (250–760 Torr) and interacting with a substrate},
author = {Yan, Wen and Economou, Demetre J.},
abstractNote = {A two-dimensional computational study of a plasma bullet emanating from a helium gas jet in oxygen ambient at high pressure (250–760 Torr) was performed, with emphasis on the bullet interaction with a substrate. Power was applied in the form of a trapezoidal +5 kV pulse lasting 150 ns. A neutral gas transport model was employed to predict the concentration distributions of helium and oxygen in the system. These were then used in a plasma dynamics model to investigate the characteristics of the plasma bullet during its propagation and interaction with a substrate. Upon ignition, the discharge first propagated as a surface wave along the inner wall of the containing tube, and then exited the tube with a well-defined ionization front (streamer or plasma bullet). The plasma bullet evolved from a hollow (donut-shaped) feature to one where the maximum of ionization was on axis. The bullet propagated in the gap between the tube exit and the substrate with an average speed of ~2 × 105 m/s. Upon encountering a metal substrate, the bullet formed a conductive channel to the substrate. Upon encountering a dielectric substrate, the bullet turned into an ionization wave propagating radially along the substrate surface. For a conductive substrate, the radial species fluxes to the surface peaked on the symmetry axis. For a dielectric substrate, a ring-shaped flux distribution was observed. The “footprint” of plasma-surface interaction increased either by decreasing the gap between tube exit and substrate, decreasing the relative permittivity of an insulating substrate, or decreasing pressure. As the system pressure was lowered from 760 to 250 Torr, the discharge was initiated earlier, and the plasma bullet propagation speed increased. A reverse electric field developed during the late stages of the ramp-down of the pulse, which accelerated electrons forming a brief backward discharge.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4963115},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 12,
volume = 120,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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