Streamer-like electrical discharges in water: Part I. fundamental mechanisms

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Joshi, Ravindra P ^a   Thagard, Selma Mededovic ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakdown; Electrical discharge; Plasma; Water

Indexed keywords

BIO-ELECTRICS; BREAKDOWN; CHEMICAL EFFECT; CHEMICAL IMPURITIES; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; ELECTRODE POLARITIES; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; LIQUID WATER; ORGANIC MOLECULES; PLASMA CHEMISTRIES; PLASMA PHYSICS; PULSED BREAKDOWN; PURIFICATION OF WATER; SCIENTIFIC ISSUES; STREAMER PROPAGATION;

DEGRADATION; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; IODINE; PLASMAS; WATER;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84873404882     PISSN: 02724324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11090-012-9425-5     Document Type: Review

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