Chemical Destruction Using a Pulsed Corona Reactor

Abstract

Chemical destruction measurements for a Blumlein driven pulsed corona reactor are presented along with observed current and voltage waveforms. The input gas flow consists of 0.2 to 1.5 SLPM room temperature air with a 200 ppm toluene impurity. The PCR is operated with an applied voltage of between 12 to 30 kV at 5 to 50 Hz repetition rate. The dependence of the PCR chemical destruction on rep-rate, applied voltage and flow are reported. Apparatus to observe the relation between the emission spectra and the chemical destruction is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA637134

Entities

People

  • Ken Hutcherson
  • Randy Roush
  • Russ Brown

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollutants
  • Chemistry
  • Emission
  • Emission Spectra
  • Energy
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Gas Flow
  • Impurities
  • Local Governments
  • Measurement
  • Pulsed Power
  • Repetition Rate
  • Resistance
  • Spectra
  • Stainless Steel
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.