Comparative Analysis and Simulation of a Dielectric Discharge Barrier Reactor Using the Finite Element Method

Dadashzadeh, Noushin; Pourreza, Elnaz

doi:10.30473/jphys.2024.69563.1172

Document Type : Research

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering Aras Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jolfa, Iran

² Faculty of Electrical engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30473/jphys.2024.69563.1172

Abstract

In this comparative study, our objective is to design a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor under atmospheric pressure. The current need is to characterize the plasma properties and optimize the designed plasma system under variable conditions. In this paper, a one-dimensional time-dependent simulation of a DBD device, driven by a sinusoidal RF voltage with an amplitude of 755 kV at 52 kHz, in argon gas is shown. The DBD device, with two electrodes, covered by dielectric material and with variable dielectric constant between 2, 5 and 8 was considered, and the discharge parameters were simulated in terms of time across the plasma space to find an optimal dielectric constant for delivering maximum power deposition. Using a sinusoidal voltage to DBD device with different dielectric constant, electric field profiles, electron density, electron temperature, mass fraction of argon atoms, average electron energy, ion current density, electron current density, plasma, and power deposition are shown.

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Comparative Analysis and Simulation of a Dielectric Discharge Barrier Reactor Using the Finite Element Method

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Volume 6, Issue 3 - Serial Number 16May 2024Pages 7-16

Volume 6, Issue 3 - Serial Number 16
May 2024
Pages 7-16