简介:Improvedperformanceofplasmainrawengineexhausttreatmentisreported.Anewtypeofreactorreferredtoasofcross-flowdielectricbarrierdischarge(DBD)wasused,inwhichthegasflowisperpendiculartothecoronaelectrode.Inrawexhaustenvironment,thecross-flow(radial-flow)reactorexhibitsasuperiorperformancewithregardtoNOxremovalwhencomparedtothatwithaxialflowofgas.Experimentswereconductedatdifferentflowratesrangingfrom2L/minto25L/min.TheplasmaassistedbarrierdischargereactorhasshownencouragingresultsinNO_xremovalathighflowrates.