Experimental investigation of alumina and quartz as dielectrics for a cylindrical double dielectric barrier discharge reactor in argon diluted methane plasma

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 180, Issue , 2012, Pages 178-189

  Kundu, Sazal K ^a   Kennedy, Eric M ^a   Gaikwad, Vaibhav V ^a   Molloy, Thomas S ^a   Dlugogorski, Bogdan Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dielectric barrier discharge; Lissajous figure; Methane conversion; Non equilibrium plasma; Quartz and alumina dielectrics; Sub filamentary discharge

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA REACTORS; APPLIED VOLTAGES; ARGON DISCHARGES; CONVERSION RATES; DIELECTRIC BARRIER; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE REACTORS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; DIELECTRIC CAPACITY; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; DIELECTRIC STRENGTHS; DISCHARGE ENERGY; DISCHARGE GAPS; DISCHARGE POWER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FILAMENTARY DISCHARGES; GAP VOLTAGE; HIGHER HYDROCARBONS; LISSAJOUS FIGURES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METASTABLE SPECIES; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE CONVERSION; METHANE CONVERSIONS; METHANE PLASMA; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NON-EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA; NON-OXIDATIVE CONVERSION; PLASMA ZONE; RESIDENCE TIME; TRANSITION REGIONS;

ALUMINA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLOW CONTROL; HYDROGEN; METHANATION; METHANE; PERMITTIVITY; PLASMAS; QUARTZ;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 84455169406     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.11.039     Document Type: Article

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