Experimental and numerical analysis of streamers in pulsed corona and dielectric barrier discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1 I, 2004, Pages 18-24

  Kim, Yongho ^a   Kang, Woo Seok ^a,b   Park, Jin Myung ^a   Hong, Sang Hee ^a   Song, Young Hoon ^c   Kim, Seock Joon ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD); Nitrogen oxide (NO) decomposition; Numerical modeling; Optical emission spectroscopy; Pulsed corona discharge (PCD); Streamer characteristics

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FLUE GASES; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; EMISSION SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS; PULSED CORONA; STREAMER; STREAMERS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 2442599991     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.823960     Document Type: Article

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