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The Dependence of Gliding Arc Gas Discharge Characteristics on Reactor Geometrical Configuration

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The dependence of gliding arc gas discharge characteristics, including gas flow field, arc column motion and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) decomposition performance, on reactor configuration parameters was investigated based on numerical simulation and laboratory experimental findings. For a given supply voltage (10 kV) and a certain nozzle outlet diameter (1.5 mm), increasing the electrodes gap (1–4 mm) or decreasing vertical distance between electrode throat and nozzle outlet (25–10 mm) will increase the gas flow rate through the electrode throat, the gas velocity in the plasma region, the arc column velocity, the maximum attainable position of the arc column and the electrical power consumption, also, higher VOCs decomposition rate and lower specific energy requirement are observed according to the n-butane and toluene decomposition experiments.

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Financial support from National Nature Science Foundation (N50476058) and Science and Technology Bureau of Zhejiang Province is much acknowledged. The support from PRA (Program Sino-French of Advanced Research) was provided by the Institute for Thermal Power Engineering (Zhejiang University, China) and CORIA (France). The programme is authorized by the Ministry of Science and Technology of PRC and the Ministry of Science and Technology of France. The authors gratefully acknowledge the technical assistance for the experimental apparatus afforded by CORIA.

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  1. State Key laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People’s Republic of China

    Zheng Bo, Jian Hua Yan, Xiao Dong Li, Yong Chi & Ke Fa Cen

  2. UMR 6614(CORIA), University of Rouen, Mont Saint Aignan, 76821, France

    Bruno Chéron

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Bo, Z., Yan, J.H., Li, X.D. et al. The Dependence of Gliding Arc Gas Discharge Characteristics on Reactor Geometrical Configuration. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 27, 691–700 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-007-9102-2

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