The physics of streamer discharge phenomena

S Nijdam, J Teunissen, U Ebert - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review we describe a transient type of gas discharge which is commonly called a
streamer discharge, as well as a few related phenomena in pulsed discharges. Streamers …

Plasma display panels: physics, recent developments and key issues

JP Boeuf - Journal of physics D: Applied physics, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we describe the principles of operation of a plasma display panel (PDP) and
the physical mechanisms controlling the performances of a PDP in terms of light emission …

Solving the Boltzmann equation to obtain electron transport coefficients and rate coefficients for fluid models

GJM Hagelaar, LC Pitchford - Plasma sources science and …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Fluid models of gas discharges require the input of transport coefficients and rate
coefficients that depend on the electron energy distribution function. Such coefficients are …

Fluid modeling of the conversion of methane into higher hydrocarbons in an atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge

C De Bie, B Verheyde, T Martens… - Plasma Processes …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A one‐dimensional fluid model for a dielectric barrier discharge in methane, used as a
chemical reactor for gas conversion, is developed. The model describes the gas phase …

Two-dimensional model of a stationary plasma thruster

GJM Hagelaar, J Bareilles, L Garrigues… - Journal of Applied …, 2002 - pubs.aip.org
Stationary plasma thrusters (SPTs) are advanced propulsion devices that use a gas
discharge to ionize and accelerate the propellant. We present in detail a two-dimensional …

Modeling of dielectric barrier discharge-induced fluid dynamics and heat transfer

B Jayaraman, W Shyy - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2008 - Elsevier
A dielectric barrier discharge, operating at kHz and kV conditions, can generate largely
isothermal surface plasma and induce wall-jet-like fluid flow. It can serve as an aerodynamic …

Computational study of the interaction of cold atmospheric helium plasma jets with surfaces

D Breden, LL Raja - Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We describe a computational modeling study of a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet
interacting with a dielectric surface placed normal to the jet axis. The plasma jet is generated …

The plasma modelling toolkit Plasimo

J Van Dijk, K Peerenboom, M Jimenez… - Journal of Physics D …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The Plasimo code is a toolbox that provides support for the numerical simulation of plasma
sources of various degrees of equilibrium. It comes with a number of electromagnetic …

3D-VIRTUS: Equilibrium condition solver of radio-frequency magnetized plasma discharges for space applications

M Magarotto, D Melazzi, D Pavarin - Computer Physics Communications, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract We present 3D-VIRTUS (3-Dimensional adVanced fluId dRifT diffUsion plaSma
solver), a numerical tool conceived for the evaluation of the equilibrium conditions of Helicon …

Self-consistent modeling of a surface AC dielectric barrier discharge actuator: In-depth analysis of positive and negative phases

K Kourtzanidis, G Dufour, F Rogier - Journal of Physics D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on a detailed numerical study of the two-phase operation of a surface alternating
current dielectric barrier discharge actuator. We showcase that when the quasi-periodic …