DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES AND OZONE SYNTHESIS

The discharge structure, development and the transferred charge of die lectric barrier discharges (DBD) in arrangements with a gas gap (volum e discharge, VD) and in such with pure surface discharges (SD) are com pared. On the basis of the properties of DBD some parameters influenci ng efficiency and ozone production like field strength distribution an d energy density are discussed. An explanation for observed unexpected low ozone yields in air-fed SD generators is proposed.