Evaporation of Salt Water in a Mist Coflowing With Propane and Air

In this paper, we explore the concept of the creation and propagation of a repetitively pulsed or reignited plasma in a mist of coflowing salt water, propane, and air. We were able to create a large volume plasma of Na(g), Cl(g), H 2 O(vapor), and combusted propane and their ionic and radical produc...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2015-12, Vol.43 (12), p.4052-4056
Main Authors: Morgan, W. Lowell, Rosocha, Louis A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Combustion
electrical discharges
Evaporation
Ignition
Plasma applications
plasma chemistry
Plasma physics
Plasma temperature
Propane
Saline water
salt water
Sparks
Water pollution
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Summary:In this paper, we explore the concept of the creation and propagation of a repetitively pulsed or reignited plasma in a mist of coflowing salt water, propane, and air. We were able to create a large volume plasma of Na(g), Cl(g), H 2 O(vapor), and combusted propane and their ionic and radical products using a minimal quantity of propane. The concept is to aid in the evaporation of large volumes of polluted water. This plasma is spatially compact and has the potential for being easily superheated to a very high temperature ~6000 K or higher using microwaves or RF. This approach may have applications in treating highly polluted water.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2015.2416316