Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Andrea Villa, Luca Barbieri, Roberto Malgesini, Giacomo Buccella
Summary: This paper aims to simulate plasma-solid interaction in real insulating components using first-principle partial differential equations. A filtering method is applied to allow the use of larger time steps in simulating realistic components. The novel theoretical analysis shows that the filter does not affect the accuracy of the method, as supported by significant numerical experiments.
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Andrea Villa, Roger Schurch, Giacomo Buccella, Luca Barbieri, Christian Laurano, Roberto Malgesini, Daniele Palladini
Summary: Plasma simulation is becoming increasingly important in electrical engineering to replicate technically relevant configurations, such as the evolution of partial discharges. A proper numerical filter can address the challenges caused by high surface conductivity and greatly enhance the performance of simulation algorithms.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
N. Yu Babaeva, G. Naidis
Summary: The study focuses on CO2 molecule conversion through electron impact dissociation, estimating efficiency using various dissociation cross sections. The best fit with experimental data for corona and dielectric-barrier discharges is found using Phelps' cross section for excitation of electronic states with an energy threshold of 10.5 eV under specific electric field conditions.
PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Andrea Villa, Roger Schurch, Luca Barbieri, Roberto Malgesini, Giacomo Buccella
Summary: The study of cold plasma is a highly active field of applied physics with a wide range of technical applications. Various models, including the local electric field approximation and the local mean energy approximation, have been considered. This research explores a new numerical scheme and tests its performance in different scenarios.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Min Jeong Seong, Yun Jeong Ha, Gun Hyeon Park, Sun Ja Kim, Hea Min Joh, T. H. Chung
Summary: This article presents a dielectric-barrier-discharge-based square unipolar microsecond-pulsed helium atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ). A simplified equivalent circuit model and transferred charge measurement were used to characterize the APPJ. The effects of operational parameters on the performance of the plasma jet and the properties of liquid media treated by the plasma were investigated, and the correlation between plasma characteristics and properties of plasma-treated liquid was discussed.
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Shurik Yatom, Danil Dobrynin
Summary: In this study, a parametrical investigation of hydroxyl radical (OH) production in nanosecond dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) in He/air mixture was carried out using laser-induced fluorescence method. The differences between uniform and non-uniform modes of discharges, as well as the disparity in OH and H2O2 production, were the main focuses. The results indicate that the amount of OH generated in the gas phase and the delivery rate of downstream H2O2 to liquid depend on the mode of discharge operation, with the non-uniform DBD showing 30% and 3 times higher levels, respectively, compared to the diffuse discharge.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
K. Rasek, F. X. Bronold, H. Fehske
Summary: This study investigates the self-consistent ambipolar charge kinetics across a negatively biased semiconducting plasma-solid interface. By calculating and visualizing, the study shows that the current-voltage characteristic is influenced by the electron microphysics of the semiconductor, indicating that the perfect absorber model commonly used for plasma-solid interfaces cannot be maintained for semiconducting interfaces.
Article
Physics, Applied
Hang Hu, Dongsheng Li, Weijun Zhu
Summary: This paper proposes a novel PTFE-PDMS sandwich structure with enhanced piezoelectric performances, high stability, and applicability in the field of energy harvesting. The structure demonstrates remarkable sensitivity, thermal stability, and the ability to retain piezoelectric activity even after immersion in water for 24 hours. The experiment of lighting an LED by hand pressing successfully highlights the potential of this structure for practical applications.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Physics, Applied
Xu-Cheng Wang, Yuan-Tao Zhang
Summary: Non-thermal plasma technology is a promising solution for decomposing CO (2), and this study proposes a deep neural network (DNN) to describe the discharge characteristics and plasma chemistry of CO (2) pulsed discharge at atmospheric pressure. The DNN is trained using fluid model simulation data and shown to provide accurate results in a fraction of the time compared to traditional simulations. The DNN prediction results indicate the influence of pulse rise rate and plateau duration on discharge current, breakdown voltage, electric field, and product species density. Overall, this study demonstrates the reliability and potential of DNN-based methods in non-thermal plasma applications.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Xu-Cheng Wang, Shu-Han Gao, Yuan-Tao Zhang
Summary: DBDs have been considered as potential candidates for in situ resource utilization of CO2 in the Martian atmosphere, and understanding the nonlinear behaviors in DBDs can enhance the ability to control the plasmas. This study investigates the temporal nonlinear behaviors in CO2 DBDs under Martian pressure by applying tailored sinusoidal voltages. The results show that the discharge evolves from period-one state to period-four state through period-two state, and the heavy ions of CO2+ and CO3- become dominant charged particles after the discharge is extinguished.
PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Dirk van den Bekerom, Malik M. Tahiyat, Erxiong Huang, Jonathan H. Frank, Tanvir Farouk
Summary: In this study, pulsed dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) in He-H2O and He-H2O-O-2 mixtures were investigated using temporally and spatially resolved quantitative 2D imaging of the hydroxyl radical (OH) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The main findings revealed that the addition of 5% O-2 decreased the OH densities and increased the H2O2 densities, while the H2O2 in the He-H2O-O-2 mixture showed relatively little sensitivity to the additional pulses.
PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Zihao Zhu, Pau Fradera-Soler, William Jo, Feng Liu
Summary: Navier-Stokes computations were used to study the effects of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuators on flow past a square cylinder. It was found that the effectiveness of flow control by the plasma actuators varied with the location and input power of the actuators in different configurations. The best flow control effect was achieved in the last configuration where vortex shedding and drag were significantly reduced.
Article
Physics, Applied
Hui Li, Chengxun Yuan, Anatoly Kudryavtsev, Aleksandr Astafiev, Evgeny Bogdanov, T. Yasar Katircioglu, Ismail Rafatov
Summary: This study investigates atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) through numerical and experimental methods. Experimental measurements are made on the current and voltage of DBDs sustained in an argon flow in a coaxial discharge cell. Numerical models are based on drift-diffusion theory and different modeling approaches are implemented, considering electron kinetics based on Maxwellian electron energy distribution function (EEDF) as well as more realistic EEDF obtained from the solution of the electron Boltzmann equation, while also taking into account energy loss due to gas heating.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Mufeng Liu, Pietro Cataldi, Robert J. Young, Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou, Ian A. Kinloch
Summary: In this study, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were incorporated into a fluoroelastomer (FKM) matrix to enhance its mechanical and barrier properties for sealing applications. The GNPs were able to significantly improve the tensile and barrier properties of the FKM, showing promising potential for advanced sealing applications. The nanocomposites filled with GNPs exhibited superior performance at relatively low filler loadings.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Physics, Applied
Xin Yang, Wei Wang, Xinyan Wang, Yan Du, Yongpeng Meng, Kai Wu
Summary: Motivated by a deeper understanding of plasma-surface interactions, this study presents experimental investigations into the transient surface charging process during dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) in an air gap. The study achieved three-frame observations of transient surface charge distributions, with a temporal resolution of 3 ns. The results revealed the dynamics of surface streamers and the fields induced by surface charges, providing insights into plasma-surface interactions.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2023)