The electrical and mechanical characteristics of the wire-to-plate surface dielectric barrier discharge and the induced ionic wind are investigated experimentally.The different temporal behaviors in positive and negat...The electrical and mechanical characteristics of the wire-to-plate surface dielectric barrier discharge and the induced ionic wind are investigated experimentally.The different temporal behaviors in positive and negative half-cycles are studied by time-resolved images.It is shown that the discharge and the light emission are generally stronger in the positive half cycle.The discharge is inhomogeneous and propagates in streamer mode;however,in the negative half-cycle,the discharge appears visually uniformly and operates in the diffuse mode.The surface discharge can produce ionic wind about several m/s above the dielectric surface.There exists an optimal width of the grounded electrode to produce a larger plasma area or active wind region.Increasing of the applied voltage or normalized dielectric constant leads to a larger wind velocity.The performance of ionic wind on flow control is visualized by employing a smoke stream.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11175017 and 11475019)
文摘The electrical and mechanical characteristics of the wire-to-plate surface dielectric barrier discharge and the induced ionic wind are investigated experimentally.The different temporal behaviors in positive and negative half-cycles are studied by time-resolved images.It is shown that the discharge and the light emission are generally stronger in the positive half cycle.The discharge is inhomogeneous and propagates in streamer mode;however,in the negative half-cycle,the discharge appears visually uniformly and operates in the diffuse mode.The surface discharge can produce ionic wind about several m/s above the dielectric surface.There exists an optimal width of the grounded electrode to produce a larger plasma area or active wind region.Increasing of the applied voltage or normalized dielectric constant leads to a larger wind velocity.The performance of ionic wind on flow control is visualized by employing a smoke stream.
