The physics of streamer discharge phenomena

S Nijdam, J Teunissen, U Ebert - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review we describe a transient type of gas discharge which is commonly called a
streamer discharge, as well as a few related phenomena in pulsed discharges. Streamers …

Multiscale modeling and general theory of non-equilibrium plasma-assisted ignition and combustion

S Yang, S Nagaraja, W Sun… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
A self-consistent framework for modeling and simulations of plasma-assisted ignition and
combustion is established. In this framework, a'frozen electric field'modeling approach is …

Efficient models for photoionization produced by non-thermal gas discharges in air based on radiative transfer and the Helmholtz equations

A Bourdon, VP Pasko, NY Liu, S Célestin… - Plasma Sources …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents formulation of computationally efficient models of photoionization
produced by non-thermal gas discharges in air based on three-group Eddington and …

Effects of photoionization on propagation and branching of positive and negative streamers in sprites

N Liu, VP Pasko - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Modeling studies indicate that double‐headed streamers originating from single electron
avalanches in lightning‐driven quasi‐static electric fields at mesospheric altitudes …

Comparison of six simulation codes for positive streamers in air

B Bagheri, J Teunissen, U Ebert… - Plasma Sources …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present and compare six simulation codes for positive streamer discharges from six
different research groups. Four groups use a fully self-implemented code and two make use …

Simulating streamer discharges in 3D with the parallel adaptive Afivo framework

J Teunissen, U Ebert - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an open-source plasma fluid code for 2D, cylindrical and 3D simulations of
streamer discharges. The code is based on the Afivo framework, which features adaptive …

Positive streamer between parallel plate electrodes in atmospheric pressure air

AA Kulikovsky - Journal of physics D: Applied physics, 1997 - iopscience.iop.org
The results of a two-dimensional simulation of a cylindrically symmetric positive streamer in
atmospheric pressure air between parallel plate electrodes are reported. A hydrodynamic …

The role of photoionization in positive streamer dynamics

AA Kulikovsky - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
The results of two-dimensional modelling of positive streamer dynamics in 2 cm point-to-
plane gap are presented, including the process of photoionization in a gas volume. The …

Positive streamer in a weak field in air: A moving avalanche-to-streamer transition

AA Kulikovsky - Physical Review E, 1998 - APS
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) simulation of a positive streamer in air between a point
anode and a plane cathode is performed within the scope of a diffusion-drift model. A fine …

An investigation of CO2 splitting using nanosecond pulsed corona discharge: effect of argon addition on CO2 conversion and energy efficiency

MS Moss, K Yanallah, RWK Allen… - … Sources Science and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The plasma chemical splitting of carbon dioxide (CO 2) to produce carbon monoxide (CO) in
a pulsed corona discharge was investigated from both an experimental and a numerical …