Journal article
Scaling Up of Non-Thermal Gliding Arc Plasma Systems for Industrial Applications
Plasma chemistry and plasma processing, v 42(1), pp 35-50
27 Aug 2021
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Abstract
Scaling up of transitional “warm” plasmas to industrial level gives possibility to develop plasma systems that combine advantages of thermal and non thermal discharges such as low temperature and high process selectivity (compare to thermal plasma) at high pressure and average power density. Non-equilibrium “cold” gliding arcs (with observation of equilibrium to non equilibrium transition) has been demonstrated at power level 2–3 kW and proved to be a highly efficient plasma stimulators of several plasma chemical and plasma catalytic processes, including hydrogen/syngas generation from biomass, coal and organic wastes, exhaust gas cleaning, fuel desulfurization and water cleaning from emerging contaminants. The gliding arc evolution includes initial micro-arc phase with fast transition to transient non-equilibrium phase with elevated electric field, low gas and high electron temperatures, as well as selective generation of active species typical for cold plasmas. The paper will describe experimentally achieved scaling up of the non-equilibrium gliding arc discharges to the level of 10–15 kW, as well as theoretical scaling up limitations of this powerful non-equilibrium plasma systems.
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- Title
- Scaling Up of Non-Thermal Gliding Arc Plasma Systems for Industrial Applications
- Creators
- Alexander Rabinovich - Drexel UniversityGary Nirenberg - Drexel UniversitySezgi Kocagoz - Drexel UniversityMikaela Surace - Drexel UniversityChristopher Sales - Drexel UniversityAlexander Fridman - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Plasma chemistry and plasma processing, v 42(1), pp 35-50
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Number of pages
- 16
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- C. and J. Nyheim Plasma Institute; Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000690378300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85113592777
- Other Identifier
- 991019168798704721
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- Engineering, Chemical
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