Numerical modeling of a He-N2 capillary surface wave discharge at atmospheric pressure

被引:41
作者
Petrov, GM
Matte, JP
Pérés, I
Margot, J
Sadi, T
Hubert, J
Tran, KC
Alves, LL
Loureiro, J
Ferreira, CM
Guerra, V
Gousset, G
机构
[1] Univ Montreal, Dept Phys, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
[2] Univ Montreal, Dept Chem, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
[3] Inst Super Tecn, Ctr Fis Plasmas, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal
[4] Univ Paris Sud, Lab Phys Gaz Plasmas, F-91405 Orsay, France
[5] INRS Energie & Mat, Varennes, PQ J3X 1S2, Canada
关键词
collisional-radiative model; He-N-2; plasma; Boltzmann equation; atmospheric pressure plasma; surface wave;
D O I
10.1023/A:1007065022725
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
A self-consistent steady-state spatially averaged collisional-radiative model in which the rate coefficients involving electrons are calculated from the solution to the electron Boltzmann equation has been developed for describing an atmospheric pressure plasma in helium-nitrogen (He-N-2) mixtures. The influence of small nitrogen concentrations (typically less than 1%) on the discharge characteristics is studied and compared,vith available experimental data. It is Sound that nitrogen is highly dissociated and that the density of metastable helium atoms is considerably reduced by the presence of nitrogen, even at such low concentrations.
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页码:183 / 207
页数:25
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