Electrical discharge regimes and aerosol production in point-to-plane DC high-pressure cold plasmas: Aerosol production by electrical discharges

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 661-674

  Borra, J P ^a   Goldman, A ^b   Goldman, M ^a   Boulaud, D ^b  

^a SUPELEC   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONIZATION OF GASES; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SUBLIMATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POINT POLARITY;

AEROSOLS;

NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; OZONE;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032101575     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)00453-9     Document Type: Article

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