Electrodynamic effects in nanosecond-pulse-sustained long dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuators Academic Article

abstract

• Both numerical and experimental studies of the voltage distribution in a pulsed long dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator have been performed. The results demonstrate the importance of electrodynamic effects in actuators for which the length is comparable with the length of the propagating pulses. These effects lead to a nonuniform voltage distribution along the electrodes, voltage doubling at the end of the actuator, nonoptimized power coupling to the actuator, and ringing. In addition to the direct voltage measurements, images of the discharge were taken which revealed its nonuniform structure. 2009 American Institute of Physics.

authors

• Miles, Richard

published proceedings

• APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

author list (cited authors)

• Opaits, D. F., Shneider, M. N., & Miles, R. B.

citation count

• 20

complete list of authors

• Opaits, DF||Shneider, MN||Miles, RB

publication date

• February 2009

publisher

• AIP Publishing  Publisher

published in

• Applied Physics Letters  Journal

keywords

• Actuators
• Discharges (electric)
• Electrodynamics
• Plasma Devices

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1063/1.3081027

start page

• 061503

end page

• 061503

volume

• 94

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3081027