Wjm. Samaranayake et al., Pulsed power production of ozone in O-2/N-2 in a coaxial reactor without dielectric layer, IEEE DIELEC, 8(5), 2001, pp. 826-831
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION
Very short duration pulsed streamer discharges have been used to produce oz
one in a gas mixture of nitrogen and oxygen at atmospheric pressure. The ra
tio of nitrogen to oxygen in the mixture was varied in the range from 2.5/0
.5 to 0.5/2.5, while maintaining a total flow rate of 3 l/min. The producti
on of ozone was found to be higher for a specific mixture ratio of N-2/O-2
than that in oxygen or in dry air. The production of ozone in O-2 was highe
r than that in dry air. The production yield of ozone (g/kWh) increased wit
h decreasing nitrogen in the O-2/N-2 mixture. It has been found that the pe
ak of the streamer discharge current decreased with time after application
of the pulsed power. This decrease in the current corresponded with the inc
rease in the ozone production and is attributed to the loss of electrons in
the discharge current due to their attachment to ozone to form negative io
ns.