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Given the operational constraints of aerospace ground equipments (AGE), the non‐thermal plasma discharge (NTPD) has been identified as a promising technology for their NOx removal. As part of a program to optimize an NTPD system for this particular application, an investigation of the effect of discharge gap spacing on the electrical and chemical processes that occur in NTPDs was initiated. A number of experiments were performed to examine how the gap spacing affects the NO removal efficiency, discharge characteristics, and chemical reactions in a NTPD device. Gap spacings ranging from 0.8 to 4.0 mm were investigated in this study. An optimum gap spacing for NO removal was observed at approximately 2 mm and, based on the experimental data, a physical explanation for the optimum was developed. The experiments, results and conclusions are discusssed in detail in this paper.
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Wang, Z., Yeboah, Y., Bai, T. et al. Gap Space Optimization for NO Removal in a Non‐thermal Plasma Discharge. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 24, 405–420 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-004-2276-y
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