Reactor Model - Data Comparison for Gas Phase Pollutant Removal in a Pulsed Streamer Corona Reactor

Abstract

Pulsed streamer corona technology is based on the application of a high electric potential between two electrodes of inhomogeneous geometry to produce charged species in a plasma. In this study, a pulsed corona discharge produced in a wire-cylinder geometry is utilized to remove gaseous pollutants such as NO, NO2, and Halon-1211. The present study also focuses on the degradation of Halon-1211 for a range of voltages, reactor residence times, and power densities in a mixture of synthetic air. Up to 95% of 1000 ppm of Halon was obtained. A mathematical model describing the gas phase kinetics with neutral species has been developed. The present study brings out the fact that it is possible to develop a simple reactor mode for describing non-thermal plasma systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 1998
Accession Number
ADA373440

Entities

People

  • Giridhar Sathiamoorthy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Databases
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Dissociation
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Gas
  • Energy Transfer
  • Ionization
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Oxygen

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Plasma Physics.