Journal article
Stretched arc discharge in produced water
Review of scientific instruments, v 86(1), pp 013501-013501
01 Jan 2015
PMID: 25638080
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Abstract
The objective of the present study was to investigate the feasibility of stretching an arc discharge in produced water to increase the volume of produced water treated by plasma. Produced water is the wastewater generated by hydraulic fracturing of shale during the production phase in shale-oil or shale-gas exploration. The electric conductivity of produced water is in the range of 50-200 mS/cm, which provides both a challenge and opportunity for the application of plasmas. Stretching of an arc discharge in produced water was accomplished using a ground electrode and two high-voltage electrodes: one positioned close to the ground electrode and the other positioned farther away from the ground. The benefit of stretching the arc is that the contact between the arc and water is significantly increased, resulting in more efficient plasma treatment in both performance and energy cost. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.
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- Title
- Stretched arc discharge in produced water
- Creators
- Y. I. Cho - Drexel UniversityK. C. Wright - Drexel UniversityH. S. Kim - Drexel UniversityD. J. Cho - Drexel UniversityA. Rabinovich - Drexel UniversityA. Fridman - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Review of scientific instruments, v 86(1), pp 013501-013501
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory; United States Department of Energy (DOE) 11122-31 / RPSEA through the "Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources" program
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- C. and J. Nyheim Plasma Institute; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000349068700017
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84923816512
- Other Identifier
- 991019168381404721
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