Physics and technology of high-current discharges in dense gas media and flows / Philip Rutberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rutberg, Philip.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Low temperature plasmas.

Gas flow.

Plasma generators.

Pulsed power systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book is dedicated to results of fundamental investigations in the field of dense low temperature plasma and their technical applications.

Contents:

Intro

PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY OF HIGH-CURRENT DISCHARGES IN DENSE GAS MEDIA AND FLOWS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter I PROCESSES IN HIGH CURRENT DISCHARGES IN DENSE AND SUPER DENSE GAS ENVIRONMENTS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISCHARGE CHAMBERS

2.1 Methods of Diagnostics

2.2 Pressure Measuring

2.3 Roentgen Measuring

3. LARGE CURRENT DISCHARGE WITH THE CURRENT INCREASE RATE OF 109 A/SEC

3.1 Discharge Character

3.2 Discussion of the Results

4. LARGE CURRENT DISCHARGE UNDER THE CURRENT INCREASE RATE OF (1-3)×108 A/SEC

4.1 Discharge in Hydrogen

4.2 Discharge in Helium, Nitrogen, and Argon

5. LARGE CURRENT DISCHARGE UNDER THE CURRENT INCREASE RATE OF (0.6-3)×107 A/SEC

5.1 Electro-Machine Source

5.2 Inductive Storage

6. LARGE CURRENT DISCHARGE UNDER THE CURRENT INCREASE RATE OF (0.6-1.8)×1010A/SEC

7. LARGE CURRENT DISCHARGE UNDER THE CURRENT INCREASE RATE OF 6×1011A/SEC

8. HEAT EXCHANGE IN THE DISCHARGE CHAMBER : HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE AND THE WORKING GAS

8.1 Electrodes

8.2 Peculiarities of the Electrodes' Erosion

9. PULSE DISCHARGE IN THE SUPER DENSE GAS

10. WORKING CHARACTERISTICS OF LARGE CURRENT DISCHARGES IN PULSE GENERATORS OF DENSE PLASMA

11. PULSE PLASMA GENERATORS

11.1 Pulse Electric Arc Plasma Generators

11.2 Pulse Electric Arc Plasma Generators with Co-Axial Electrodes

11.3 Pulse Plasma Generators with Two Rod Electrodes

11.4 Pulse Electric Arc Plasmatrons with Co-Axial Rod Electrodes

11.5 Pulse Plasma Generators and the Electric Discharge Light-Gas Accelerators of Bodies

12. CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter II INVESTIGATION OF HIGH-CURRENT DISCHARGES IN GAS ENVIRONMENTS

1. INTRODUCTION.

2. DISCHARGES IN GAS ENVIRONMENTS

2.1. Character of the Discharge

2.2. Discharge in Nitrogen

2.3. Heat Exchange between the Arc and the Working Gas

2.4. On the Opportunity to Obtain the Detachment of the Oscillating Temperature of Nitrogen in Decaying Plasma under High Pressure

2.5. Heating by Radiation in Nitrogen

2.6. Discharge in Air and in Water Vapors

3. ELECTRODES

3.1. Measurements of Surface Temperature of Electrodes

3.2. Working Regimes of Electrodes

3.3. Investigation of the Electrodes' Material

3.4. Run-Out of the Electrodes

3.5. Work of Electrodes in the Oxidizing Environments: The Rail Electrodes

3.6. The Core-Type Electrodes

4. THE MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLASMA GENERATORS AND THEIR CONSTRUCTIONS

4.1 Classification of Plasma Generators

4.2. DC Plasma Generators

4.3. AC Plasma Generators

4.4 Single-Phase Plasma Generators of Alternating Current

4.5 A Single-Phase AC Plasma Generator with an Arc of Direct Action with Power up to 150 Kw

4.6 Multi-Phase Multi-Chamber Plasma Generators of Alternating Current

4.7. Multi-Phase Single-Chamber Plasma Generators of Alternating Current

4.8. Plasma Generators with Rod Electrodes

4.9. High-Voltage One- and Three-Phase Plasmatron

5. EXTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLASMA GENERATORS

6. PLASMA TECHNOLOGIES

6.1. General Description

6.2. Plasma Pyrolysis and Gasification

6.3 Plasma High-Temperature Oxidizing

Chapter III INVESTIGATION OF PULSE ELECTRIC DISCHARGES IN LIQUIDS

2. EXPERIMENTAL UNIT AND THE PED PARAMETERS

3. EROSION OF ELECTRODES AND THE NANOPARTICLES

4. BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATION

5. NANOPARTICLES IN DISPERSIONS

6. NANOPARTICLES AND BLOOD SERUM

7. AGGREGATION OF LYSOZYME ON NANOPARTICLES.

8. BACTERICIDAL ACTION OF WATER TREATED BY PED

9. MECHANISM OF PMRW

10. INFLUENCE OF NANOPARTICLES ON TUMOR GROWTH IN VIVO

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-585-2

OCLC:

836864206