Combined influence of airflows and a parallel magnetic field on the discharge characteristics of AC dielectric barrier discharge
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Abstract
The combined influence of airflows and a parallel magnetic field on an AC-driven dielectric barrier discharge plasma is experimentally investigated through image analyses, electrical measurements, and optical diagnoses. After applying a parallel magnetic field, more discharge filaments are generated during one discharge cycle. Besides, the electrical and optical diagnoses show that the magnetic field can increase the plasma parameters, such as the electron temperature and electron density. When airflows and a parallel magnetic field are applied in combination, the discharge uniformity presented in the long-exposure images is significantly enhanced by the airflows and slightly improved by the magnetic field. With increasing airflow velocity, the distribution of discharge filaments goes through four phases, namely, spot-like distribution, line-like distribution, cotton-like distribution, and stripe-like distribution, among which the stripe-like distribution exhibits the highest discharge uniformity. High-speed video analyses reveal that the improved discharge uniformity can be attributed to the changed breakdown positions and the increased number of filaments. Although airflow can significantly improve the macroscopic uniformity of the discharge, it leads to a decrease in the maximum current pulse amplitude, electron temperature, electron density, and gas temperature. Applying a magnetic field in flowing air can not only improve the discharge uniformity but also ensure that the discharge has high maximum current pulse amplitude intensity, electron temperature, and electron density. Based on the analyses of the electron trajectory and the estimation of the force condition of the micro-discharge remnants, the modulated charged particles, reduced electric field, and pre-ionization degree are responsible for the changed discharge uniformity and plasma parameters in the parallel magnetic field and flowing air.
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OpenAlex topics: Plasma Applications and Diagnostics · Plasma Diagnostics and Applications · Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics
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School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology 1 , Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
2 College of Science, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, People’s Republic of China
3 Inner Mongolia Metal Material Research Institute, Baotou 014034, People’s Republic of China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory of BICE and Beijing Engineering Research Center of Efficient and Green Aerospace Propulsion Technology
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