Electrical Characteristics of Pulsed Corona Discharge Plasmas in Chitosan Solution

Pulsed discharge plasma has exhibited active potential to prepare low molecular weight chitosan. In the present study, the viscosity of ehitosan solution was decreased noticeably after treated with pulsed corona discharge plasma. An experimental investigation on electrical characteristics of pulsed corona discharge plasma in chitosan solution was conducted with a view toward getting insight into discharge process. Factors affecting I-V curve, single pulse injec- tion energy and pulse width were studied. Experimental results showed positive effect of pulsed peak voltage on discharge plasma in chitosan solution. Pulse-forming capacitor greatly influenced the discharge form, and 4 nF was observed as a suitable value for efficiently generating stable discharge plasmas. As the electrode distance was larger than 10 ram, it had slight impact on dis- charge plasma due to the excellent conductive-property of chitosan solution. The injection energy significantly increased with air flow rate, while the pulse width hardly changed as the air flow rate increased from 0.5 m^3/h to 1.0 m^3/h. This study is expected to provide reference for promoting the application of pulsed corona discharge plasma to ehitosan solution treatment.     

Treatment of Dyeing Wastewater by Using Positive Pulsed Corona Discharge to Water Surface

This study investigated the treatment of textile-dyeing wastewater by using an electrical discharge technique （positive pulsed corona discharge）. The high-voltage electrode was placed above the surface Of the wastewater while the ground electrode was submerged in the wastewater. The electrical discharge starting at the tip of the high voltage electrode propagated toward the surface of the wastewater, producing various oxidative radicals and ozone. Oxygen was used as the working gas instead of air to prevent nitrogen oxides from forming. The simulated wastewater was made up with amaranth, which is a kind of azo dye. The results obtained showed that the chromaticity of the wastewater was almost completely removed within an hour. The ultraviolet/visible spectra of the wastewater treated by the electrical discharge revealed that the total hydrocarbon level also decreased significantly.     

Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Mixture by Multi-Pin-Mesh Corona Discharge Combined with Pulsed High-Voltage

Removal of single component and binary mixtures of benzene and m-xylene using a multi-pin-mesh reactor was studied to find the decomposition characteristics, carbon balance and CO2 selectivity. The decomposition rate of benzene in mixture was approximately 16% lower than that of single component benzene. However, the decomposition rate of m-xylene in mixture was slightly higher than that of single component m-xylene. Carbon balance of the mixture decomposition process achieved a lower level than that of single component benzene/m-xylene. Increase in the specific input energy was helpful to improve CO2 selectivity in the single component decomposition process, while the specific input energy had a negligible effect on CO2 selectivity in the mixture decomposition process. By changing the oxygen content in background gas, we found that different types of radicals showed different reaction activities toward benzene and m-xylene. Benzene was more likely to react with nitrogen-containing radicals, while m-xylene was more likely to react with oxygen-containing radicals.     

Numerical Modelling Point-to-Plane of Negative Corona Discharge in N_2 Under Non-Uniform Electric Field

The paper presents a simulation model of the negative corona discharge in N_2 under various pressures.The simulated discharge is of a negative point-to-plane mass type,with an inter-electrode separation distance of 20 mm and a symmetry about the axis of discharge.This simulation investigates the behavior of the neutral density and temperature for different pressures in the range of 0.1-10.0 bar.The spatial and temporal evolution of the neutral gas is analyzed based upon the equations of continuity,momentum and energy in a two-dimensional cylindrical geometry model.For that geometry of the system,the FCT(Flux Corrected Transport) technique was adopted.The results show that the pressure plays a significant role of the neutrals dynamics.     

Diagnosing the Fine Structure of Electron Energy Within the ECRIT Ion Source

The ion source of the electron cyclotron resonance ion thruster(ECRIT) extracts ions from its ECR plasma to generate thrust, and has the property of low gas consumption(2 sccm,standard-state cubic centimeter per minute) and high durability. Due to the indispensable effects of the primary electron in gas discharge, it is important to experimentally clarify the electron energy structure within the ion source of the ECRIT through analyzing the electron energy distribution function(EEDF) of the plasma inside the thruster. In this article the Langmuir probe diagnosing method was used to diagnose the EEDF, from which the effective electron temperature, plasma density and the electron energy probability function(EEPF) were deduced. The experimental results show that the magnetic field influences the curves of EEDF and EEPF and make the effective plasma parameter nonuniform. The diagnosed electron temperature and density from sample points increased from 4 eV/2×10~(16)m~(-3) to 10 eV/4×10~(16)m(-3) with increasing distances from both the axis and the screen grid of the ion source. Electron temperature and density peaking near the wall coincided with the discharge process. However, a double Maxwellian electron distribution was unexpectedly observed at the position near the axis of the ion source and about 30 mm from the screen grid. Besides, the double Maxwellian electron distribution was more likely to emerge at high power and a low gas flow rate. These phenomena were believed to relate to the arrangements of the gas inlets and the magnetic field where the double Maxwellian electron distribution exits. The results of this research may enhance the understanding of the plasma generation process in the ion source of this type and help to improve its performance.     

Discharge Characteristics of Large-Area High-Power RF Ion Source for Positive and Negative Neutral Beam Injectors

A large-area high-power radio-frequency(RF) driven ion source was developed for positive and negative neutral beam injectors at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute(KAERI). The RF ion source consists of a driver region, including a helical antenna and a discharge chamber, and an expansion region. RF power can be transferred at up to 10 kW with a fixed frequency of 2 MHz through an optimized RF matching system. An actively water-cooled Faraday shield is located inside the driver region of the ion source for the stable and steady-state operations of high-power RF discharge. Plasma ignition of the ion source is initiated by the injection of argongas without a starter-filament heating, and the argon-gas is then slowly exchanged by the injection of hydrogen-gas to produce pure hydrogen plasmas. The uniformities of the plasma parameter,such as a plasma density and an electron temperature, are measured at the lowest area of the driver region using two RF-compensated electrostatic probes along the direction of the shortand long-dimensions of the driver region. The plasma parameters will be compared with those obtained at the lowest area of the expansion bucket to analyze the plasma expansion properties from the driver region to the expansion region.     

强流溅射源负离子出束实验研究

在离子源实验台架上，利用200型强流溅射离子源进行8种元素的负离子出束实验研究。这些负离子对应元素的电子亲合势大部分接近或小于零，负离子难以形成。实验中尝试使用不同的靶材料和辅助气体产生负离子，以提高负离子束的束流强度。     

Design of the Prototype Negative Ion Source for Neutral Beam Injector at ASIPP

In order to support the design,manufacture and commissioning of the negativeion-based neutral beam injection(NBI) system for the Chinese Fusion Engineering Test Reactor(CFETR),the Hefei utility negative ion test equipment with RF source(HUNTER) was proposed at ASIPP.A prototype negative ion source will be developed at first.The main bodies of plasma source and accelerator of the prototype negative ion source are similar to that of the ion source for EAST-NBI.But instead of the filament-arc driver,an RF driver is adopted for the prototype negative ion source to fulfill the requirement of long pulse operation.A cesium seeding system and a magnetic filter are added for enhancing the negative ion density near the plasma grid and minimizing co-extracted electrons.Besides,an ITER-like extraction system is applied inside the accelerator,where the negative ion beam is extracted and accelerated up to 50 kV.     

Measurements of Neutron Thermalization Time Constant of Light Water by Pulsed Neutron Method

The thermalization parameters of light water have been measured using a pulsed neutron source and non-l/v absorbers (Cd, Gd and Sm). The pulsed neutron source utilizing the D-D reaction was placed at the center of an effectively infinite system of water poisoned with non-1/v; absorbers. The time dependent capture γ-rays from these absorbers were detected by a Nal(Tl) scintillation counter. The neutron thermalization time constant of light water was determined to be 5.3 ± 0.3,μsec from the difference of the decaying reaction rates of the γ-rays, expressed as the sum of two asymptotical exponential components. The resulting value was larger than that of Möller's experiment (4.1 ± 0.4μsec), but agreed fairly well with the theoretical value of 5.6μsec, calculated by Hoshino based on the Nelkin model. A supplementary experiment was performed using thick neutronic filters of Cd and Ag.     

Measurement of Temporally and Spatially Resolved Electron Density in the Filament of a Pulsed Spark Discharge in Water

The temporally and spatially resolved optical emission spectrum of Hα of a pulsed spark discharge in water was experimentally measured. The temporally and spatially resolved electron densities, along the radial direction of the spark filament, for a pulsed spark discharge in water with a conductivity of 100 μS/cm were investigated. The electron density in the spark filament was found to be in the 10~(18)/cm~3 order of magnitude. The highest electron density was measured at the primary stage of the spark filament, and it decreased with time. The radial distribution of electron density increased from the center to the edge of the spark filament.     

Development of New Type Ion Source of Quadrupole Type Mass Spectrometer for UF6 Analysis

A new type ion source including sample inlet pipe of quadrupole type mass spectrometer for analysis of UF₆ has been made. Fundamental characteristics of the ion source, such as pressure characteristic, flow rate, sensitivity of the ion source for UFG, inlet and evacuation characteristic were evaluated. The ion source showed good operational stability under low pressure and small flow rate, which were 1.0~2.0 Torr and 0.3~0.4 mg/h, respectively. Inlet characteristic was within 60s, evacuation characteristic to remove residual UF₆ less than 0.1% level was 15s. Sensitivity coefficient of the ion source was 0.5~1.0 Torr^-1. In consequence, it proved that the ion source had long life and memory effect was negligible small.

This ion source was also applied to measure ²³⁵U isotope ratio. Both precision and accuracy were within ±0.40% for UF₆ sample whose enrichment was more than 1.0%. It was clear that this ion source had good performances and it contributed to isotope ratio measurements with good accuracy.     

Using Adaptive Discrete-Time Gas Supply Control for Long Pulse Arc Discharge of Ion Source on NBI

A control model of gas supply system is introduced for ion source and an adaptive discrete-time control algorithm to regulate the hydrogen injection. A real-time feedback control system （RFCS） is designed to control the gas supply for ion source based on the control model and the discrete-time control algorithm. The experimental results have proved that RFCS could regulate the gas supply smoothly, suppress the arc＇s abrupt over-current at the end of the ion source discharging, prolong the discharge pulse and stabilize the ion concentration. With RFCS, the ion source for neutral beam injection has reached its longest pulse with a length of 4.5 seconds in a stable status.     

强流脉冲中性源的等离子体发生器电源

本文叙述了强流脉冲中性源等离子体发生器电源的特殊要求,给出了用于7×35cm~2大面积源的灯丝电源和弧流电源的主电路。     

Analysis of Effects of the Arc Voltage on Arc Discharges in a Cathode Ion Source of Neutral Beam Injector

A hot cathode bucket ion source is used for the EAST(experimental advanced superconducting tokamak)neutral beam injector.The thermal electrons emitted from the surface of the cathode are extracted and accelerated by the electric field formed by the arc voltage,which is applied between the arc chamber of the ion source and the cathode.This paper analyzes the effects of arc voltage on the arc discharge in a hot cathode high current ion source.     

强流离子源电参数测量系统的电磁兼容设计

为保证强电磁干扰环境下测量系统的正常工作,对基于虚拟仪器的离子源远程电参数测量系统进行了电磁兼容性设计。从电源供电回路、测控信号输入输出通道、通讯网络、接地及屏蔽等方面研究了有关的电磁兼容性问题,并针对调试中的问题改进了设计。现场试验表明,该设计可以有效减少经由共阻抗耦合、供电电源耦合以及空间电磁辐射耦合途径传输的电磁干扰,远程数据采集系统工作正常。     

PIC simulation of plasma properties in the discharge channel of a pulsed plasma thruster with flared electrodes

Plasma in the discharge channel of a pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) with flared electrodes is simulated by a self-developed two-dimensional code. The fully particle-in-cell method with Monte Carlo collision is employed to model the particle movement and collisions and investigate the plasma properties and acceleration process. Temporal and spatial variations of the electron density distribution and the ion velocity between electrodes are calculated and analyzed in detail. The computational results of the electron number density, which is in the order of 10²³ m⁻³, show good agreements with experimental results of a PPT named ADD SIMP-LEX. The ion velocity distributions along the center line of the channel lead to a comprehensive understanding of ions accelerated by electromagnetic field. The electron distributions of PPT with discharge voltages varying from 1300 to 2000 V are compared. The diffusion of electrons presents strong dependency on discharge voltage and implies higher degree of ionization for higher voltage.     

Power Law Distributions in the Experiment for Adjustment of the Ion Source of the NBI System

1 Introduction Power law distribution is widely observed in nature. In the early years, power law distribution was studied by G. K. Zipf in words' frequency distribution of human language [1]. It shows that, if arranging the frequencies of words with a decay rank, the relationship between the frequencies and the ranks of the words correspond to the power law as follows where, P(r) is the word frequency, and r is the rank of the word. α is usually called Zipf's exponential or power exponenti…