Numerical investigation of nanosecond pulsed discharge in air at above-atmospheric pressures
Abstract
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.
- Authors:
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[1];
- 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)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1464636
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 51; Journal Issue: 34; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3727
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; multi-dimensional modeling; low-temperature plasma; plasma-assisted ignition
Citation Formats
Zhang, Anqi, Scarcelli, Riccardo, Wallner, Thomas, Breden, Douglas, Karpatne, Anand, Raja, Laxminarayan L., Ekoto, Isaac, and Wolk, Benjamin. Numerical investigation of nanosecond pulsed discharge in air at above-atmospheric pressures. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aad262.
Zhang, Anqi, Scarcelli, Riccardo, Wallner, Thomas, Breden, Douglas, Karpatne, Anand, Raja, Laxminarayan L., Ekoto, Isaac, & Wolk, Benjamin. Numerical investigation of nanosecond pulsed discharge in air at above-atmospheric pressures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aad262
Zhang, Anqi, Scarcelli, Riccardo, Wallner, Thomas, Breden, Douglas, Karpatne, Anand, Raja, Laxminarayan L., Ekoto, Isaac, and Wolk, Benjamin. Mon .
"Numerical investigation of nanosecond pulsed discharge in air at above-atmospheric pressures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aad262. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1464636.
@article{osti_1464636,
title = {Numerical investigation of nanosecond pulsed discharge in air at above-atmospheric pressures},
author = {Zhang, Anqi and Scarcelli, Riccardo and Wallner, Thomas and Breden, Douglas and Karpatne, Anand and Raja, Laxminarayan L. and Ekoto, Isaac and Wolk, Benjamin},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1088/1361-6463/aad262},
journal = {Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics},
number = 34,
volume = 51,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Mon Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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