Inducing Mechanism of Electrohydrodynamic Flow by Surface Barrier Discharge

An asymmetric surface-barrier discharge induces a unidirectional gas flow of several meters per second near the electrodes. The mechanism of how the discharge induces the gas flow is investigated experimentally by changing the electrode configuration from asymmetric to symmetric. The peak values of...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2007-12, Vol.35 (6), p.1704-1709
Main Authors: Takeuchi, N., Yasuoka, K., Ishii, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Anodes
Cathodes
Electric discharges
Electric fields
Electrodes
Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flow
Electrohydrodynamics
Exact sciences and technology
Fluid flow
Force measurement
Gas flow
Ions
Molecules
Optical (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) measurements
Other gas discharges
Physics
Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges
Physics of plasmas and electric discharges
Plasma diagnostic techniques and instrumentation
Space technology
Surface discharges
surface-barrier discharge
Voltage
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Summary:An asymmetric surface-barrier discharge induces a unidirectional gas flow of several meters per second near the electrodes. The mechanism of how the discharge induces the gas flow is investigated experimentally by changing the electrode configuration from asymmetric to symmetric. The peak values of the discharge current and the discharge patterns depend on the polarity of the applied voltage in the asymmetric electrode configuration. When the exposed electrode is an anode (negative-going cycle), positive streamers extend over the dielectric above the buried electrode, and relatively large discharge current pulses flow. The momentum transfer from positive ions to neutral molecules occurs at the head of the streamers, where the electric field is strongest. Thus, the surrounding air is pushed with the extension of the streamers. When the exposed electrode is a cathode (positive-going cycle), a weak light emission is uniformly observed above the buried electrode. This light emission results from the electron impact excitation of gas molecules; thus, it does not indicate movements of the positive ions. Therefore, the momentum transfer during the negative-going cycle is dominant, and the unidirectional gas flow is induced in the direction of the extension of positive streamers.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2007.908909