Effects of discharge parameters on the micro-hollow cathode sustained glow discharge

The effects of parameters such as pressure, first anode radius, and the cavity diameter on the micro-hollow cathode sustained glow discharge are investigated by using a two-dimensional self-consistent fluid model in pure argon. The results indicate that the three parameters influence the discharge in the regions inside and outside of the cavity. Under a fixed voltage on each electrode, a larger volume of high density plasma can be produced in the region between the first and the second anodes by selecting the appropriate pressure, the higher first anode, and the appropriate cavity diameter. As the pressure increases, the electron density inside the hollow cathode, the high density plasma volume between the first anode and second anodes, and the radial electric field in the cathode cavity initially increase and subsequently decrease. As the cavity diameter increases, the high-density plasma volume between the first and second anodes initially increases and subsequently decreases; whereas the electron density inside the hollow cathode decreases. As the first anode radius increases, the electron density increases both inside and outside of the cavity. Moreover, the increase of the electron density is more obvious in the microcathode sustained region than in the micro cavity region. The results reveal that the discharge inside the cavity interacts with that outside the cavity. The strong hollow cathode effect and the high-density plasma inside the cavity favor the formation of a sustained discharge between the first anode and the second anodes. Results also show that the radial boundary conditions exert a considerably weaker influence on the discharge except for a little change in the region close to the radial boundary.     

Study of the Discharge Mode in Micro-Hollow Cathode

In this study, micro-hollow cathode discharge (MHCD) is investigated by a fluid model with drift-diffusion approximation. The MHC device is a cathode/dielectric/anode sandwich structure with one hole of a diameter D=200 μm. The gas is a Ne/Xe mixture at a pressure p=50～500 Torr. The evolutions of the discharge show that there are two different discharge modes. At larger pD the discharge plasma and high density excited species expand along the cathode surface and, a ringed discharge mode is formed. At smaller pD, the discharge plasma and the excited species expand along the axis of the cathode aperture to form a columnar discharge.     

槽型空心阴极放电特性的模拟

为进一步揭示槽型空心阴极放电的放电机理,利用流体-亚稳态原子传输模型模拟研究了槽型空心阴极放电等离子体参数的时空分布特性。模拟得到了不同时刻槽型空心阴极放电中电势、电子密度、电场场强和电离速率等的分布特性。结果表明槽型空心阴极放电在不同时刻处于不同的放电模式,即初始放电阶段为Townsend放电模式,此阶段以轴向放电为主;第2阶段为放电由槽外向槽内发展阶段,此阶段电场场强由轴向向径向转换;第3阶段为形成空心阴极效应放电模式阶段,此阶段逐渐形成稳定的阴极鞘层结构;第4阶段为稳定放电阶段,放电参数不随时间发生变化。研究结果为进一步分析空心阴极放电的时间发展特性提供了参考。     

大气压下柱型微空心阴极放电(英文)

The mechanism of micro-hollow cathode discharge at atmospheric pressure is investigated through simulations using two-dimensional fluid model combined with a transport model for metastable atoms.In the simulations,electric potential,electric field,particle density,and mean electron energy of the discharge are calculated.The results show that the two characteristic regions of the discharge,i.e.cathode drop and negative glow can be distinguished in the simulation.The cathode drop is characterized by strong electric field and high mean electron energy,while quasi-neutral plasma of high density and exists in the negative glow.The peak value of electron density can reach the order of 1017cm-3.The electron temperature varies from several eV to tens of eV.The influence of cathode dimension on the discharge characteristics is also investigated.     

针板负直流电晕放电中的脉冲等离子体特性

为了提高电晕放电的稳定性,研究了低气压氧气环境中针–板放电结构产生的Trichle脉冲放电特性。测量得到了放电图像和伏安曲线随电流变化的演化特性。结果表明随着电流的增高,放电处于不同的放电模式,分别为汤生放电模式、Trichel脉冲模式和反常辉光放电模式。在气压为532 Pa时,获得了稳定的电压和电流脉冲波形。一个完成的脉冲包含1个极短的上升沿(几μs)、1个较长的下降沿(几十μs)和1个极长的等待时间(100μs)。其中脉冲上升沿时间远大于高气压下脉冲的上升沿时间。脉冲的上升和衰减主要由放电时的临界电场决定,电流脉冲的峰值出现时间超前电压最低值。在Trichel脉冲放电模式下,整个放电回路中的电流并不相等。同时研究了氧气和氮气混合气体环境中的Trichel脉冲放电特性。研究结果表明氧气有利于Trichel脉冲的形成。随着氧气含量的增加,可以在更宽的电流范围内产生Trichel脉冲现象,2个相邻脉冲间的等待时间增长,脉冲频率降低。脉冲频率随平均电流的增加线性增加,随着外部并联电容值的增加而降低。     

超声破解促进污泥高温厌氧消化研究

城市污水厂的剩余污泥经槽式超声波反应器预处理后,被投加到小型高温厌氧反应器中进行消化处理,通过改变投配率来控制厌氧消化时间,研究超声破解对高温厌氧消化反应速率和效率的影响。试验结果表明,与未经预处理的污泥相比,超声破解能够明显提高污泥高温厌氧消化的生物气产量及对有机物的去除率。控制组在停留时间为20d时对TCOD的去除率为37.29%,而破解污泥在第8天时的去除率就达到了39.60%。这表明污泥经超声破解后其厌氧消化性能得到改善,超声破解不但可以提高厌氧消化对有机物的去除率,而且可以缩短反应时间,在不影响厌氧消化反应正常进行的条件下,还实现了污泥的减量化。     

低气压氩气空心阴极放电自脉冲特性

为了进一步提高空心阴极放电的稳定性,揭示空心阴极放电自脉冲现象的形成机理,利用柱型空心阴极放电装置,在低气压氩气环境下研究了空心阴极放电的自脉冲现象。测量得到了放电的伏安特性曲线、放电发光图像、自脉冲电流和电压的时间演化特性,以及气压、电流、外部限流电阻等对自脉冲的影响。研究结果表明,自脉冲放电出现在空心阴极放电的负阻特性阶段,并具有稳定的频率(几kHz到几十kHz);自脉冲的形成时间<10μs,而衰减时间为几十μs,其频率随平均电流的增加而线性增大。此外,外部串联限流电阻对自脉冲产生范围有重要影响,随着外加电阻值的升高,能够产生自脉冲的上限平均电流升高,下限平均电流降低,但是不会对自脉冲产生机理产生影响。