简介:Theelectric-staticbodyforcemodelisobtainedbysolvingMaxwell’selectromagneticequations.Basedontheelectro-staticmodel,numericalmodelingofflowaroundacylinderwithadielectricbarrierdischarge(DBD)plasmaeffectisalsopresented.Theflowstreamlinesbetweenthenumericalsimulationandtheparticleimagevelocimetry(PIV)experimentareconsistent.Accordingtothenumericalsimulation,DBDplasmacanreducethedragcoefficientandchangethevortexsheddingfrequenciesofflowaroundthecylinder.
简介:Anovelsurfacewaveplasma(SWP)sourceexcitedwithcylindricalTeflonwaveguidehasbeendevelopedinourpreviouswork.Theplasmacharacteristicshavebeensimplystudied.Inthiswork,ourexperimentaldevicehasbeensignificantlyimprovedbyreplacingtheTeflonwaveguidewithaquartzrod,andthenbettermicrowavecouplingandhighergaspuritycanbeobtainedduringplasmadischarge.Theplasmaspatialdistributions,bothinradialandaxialdirections,havebeenmeasuredandtheeffectofgaspressurehasbeeninvestigated.Plasmadensityprofilesindicatethatthisplasmasourcecanproduceuniformplasmainanaxialdirectionatlowpressure,whichshowsitspotentialinplasmaprocessingonacurvedsurfacesuchasaninnertubewall.Asimplifiedcircularwaveguidemodelhasbeenusedtoexplaintheprincipleofplasmaexcitation.Thedistinguishingfeaturesandpotentialapplicationofthiskindofplasmasourcewithahardwareimprovementhavebeenshown.