Dissertation
Atmospheric Pressure Weakly Ionized Plasma Reactor Based on the Corona Discharge
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/4643
Abstract
Atmospheric pressure weakly ionized plasma (APWIP) is being used to treat or process goods and materials because it only activates the surface without modification of the bulk material. This work describes research into the synchronicity of corona discharges and some applications of APWIP. A reactor was built to generate corona discharges using an array of needles, the geometry of each needle being consistent with point-to-plane configuration. The interaction between corona discharges in the needle array was studied. The reactor was then used to decontaminate fresh produce inoculated with E. coli ATCC 1177 and to deposit films via plasma polymerization of acetylene.
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- Title
- Atmospheric Pressure Weakly Ionized Plasma Reactor Based on the Corona Discharge
- Creators
- Erik Wemlinger
- Contributors
- Patrick D Pedrow (Advisor)Manuel Garica-Pérez (Committee Member)John Schneider (Committee Member)George LaRue (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 215
- Identifiers
- 99900581653501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation