Discharge Characteristics of DC Arc Water Plasma for Environmental Applications

LI Tianming (李天明); Sooseok CHOI; Takayuki WATANABE

doi:10.1088/1009-0630/14/12/11

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LI Tianming (李天明), Sooseok CHOI, Takayuki WATANABE. Discharge Characteristics of DC Arc Water Plasma for Environmental Applications[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2012, 14(12): 1097-1101. DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/14/12/11

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Discharge Characteristics of DC Arc Water Plasma for Environmental Applications

Department of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan

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Received Date: November 02, 2011

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A water plasma was generated by DC arc discharge with a hafnium embedded rod- type cathode and a nozzle-type anode. The discharge characteristics were examined by changing the operation parameter of the arc current. The dynamic behavior of the arc discharge led to signi¯cant °uctuations in the arc voltage and its frequency. Analyses of the high speed image and the arc voltage waveform showed that the arc discharge was in the restrike mode and its frequency varied within several tens of kilohertz according to the operating conditions. The larger thermal plasma volume was generated by the higher °ow from the forming steam with a higher restrike frequency in the higher arc current conditions. In addition, the characteristics of the water plasma jet were investigated by means of optical emission spectroscopy to identify the abundant radicals required in an e±cient waste treatment process.
- thermal plasma,
- water plasma torch,
- arc movement,
- restrike frequency

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