• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 33, Issue 6, 065002 (2021)
Zheng Zhao, Chenjie Li, Xing Zhang, Xuchu Yuan, Anbang Sun, and Jiangtao Li
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  • School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202133.210083 Cite this Article
    Zheng Zhao, Chenjie Li, Xing Zhang, Xuchu Yuan, Anbang Sun, Jiangtao Li. Research progress on evolution phenomena and mechanisms of repetitively pulsed streamer discharge[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(6): 065002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Fundamental evolution stages and multi-timescale physical processes in repetitively pulsed streamer discharge[21-22]
    Fig. 1. Fundamental evolution stages and multi-timescale physical processes in repetitively pulsed streamer discharge[21-22]
    Breakdown characteristics of plate-plate electrode and tip-plate electrode under repetitive nanosecond pulses[29]
    Fig. 2. Breakdown characteristics of plate-plate electrode and tip-plate electrode under repetitive nanosecond pulses[29]
    Number of nanosecond pulses required for conversion to spark discharge and relationship between discharge interval and repetition frequency[12, 30]
    Fig. 3. Number of nanosecond pulses required for conversion to spark discharge and relationship between discharge interval and repetition frequency[12, 30]
    Three-stage formation process of spark discharge under repetitive nanosecond pulses[31]
    Fig. 4. Three-stage formation process of spark discharge under repetitive nanosecond pulses[31]
    Effect of the pulse delay time on variations of positive streamer channels (gas pressure: 13.3 kPa, voltage amplitude: 13.6 kV, pulse width: 200 ns). Images were created by superimposing two streamer discharge channels. Areas that only emitted during the first pulse are blue, areas that only emitted during the second pulse are yellow, and areas that emitted during both two pulses are white
    Fig. 5. Effect of the pulse delay time on variations of positive streamer channels (gas pressure: 13.3 kPa, voltage amplitude: 13.6 kV, pulse width: 200 ns). Images were created by superimposing two streamer discharge channels. Areas that only emitted during the first pulse are blue, areas that only emitted during the second pulse are yellow, and areas that emitted during both two pulses are white
    The “self-focusing” phenomenon of spark discharge channel under repetitive pulses[43]
    Fig. 6. The “self-focusing” phenomenon of spark discharge channel under repetitive pulses[43]
    The electron density and electric field distribution: electron-ion plasma cloud interacting with the streamer
    Fig. 7. The electron density and electric field distribution: electron-ion plasma cloud interacting with the streamer
    Space charge separation under residual voltage[61]
    Fig. 8. Space charge separation under residual voltage[61]
    Temporal evolution of the estimated charge in the half-space near the cathode, evaluated from the electric field and charge on the cathode (the background is the optical emission)[64]
    Fig. 9. Temporal evolution of the estimated charge in the half-space near the cathode, evaluated from the electric field and charge on the cathode (the background is the optical emission)[64]
    Uniform DBD glow discharge under repetitive nanosecond pulses in atmospheric pressure air[70]
    Fig. 10. Uniform DBD glow discharge under repetitive nanosecond pulses in atmospheric pressure air[70]
    Effect of pulse repetition frequency on pre-breakdown and post-breakdown axial electric field strengths of fast ionization wave[72]
    Fig. 11. Effect of pulse repetition frequency on pre-breakdown and post-breakdown axial electric field strengths of fast ionization wave[72]
    Evolution tendency of repetitively sub-microsecond pulsed streamer channel in N2 (gas pressure: 0.2 MPa)
    Fig. 12. Evolution tendency of repetitively sub-microsecond pulsed streamer channel in N2 (gas pressure: 0.2 MPa)
    memory effectmemory effect agentstypical examplesmajor influential mechanismsdecay processes
    volume memory effect(1)positive ions (dependenton gas composition) (1)distort spatial E-field[39](2)possibly shield E-field cooperatively with negative ions[18]diffusion /recombination /drift
    (2)negative ions, (dependenton gas composition) (1)distort spatial E-field (2)possibly shield E-field cooperatively with positive ion [45](3)provide seed electrons through detachment process[41]diffusion /recombination /drift
    (3)electronsfree electronsfacilitate the initiation and guiding the propagation of next streamer (dependent on the spatial distribution) [18, 46]diffusion /recombination /attachment/drift /‘clearing effect’
    (4)remaining conductivityremaining streamer channel of a certain conductivityinhibit the formation of a streamer (shielding effect on E-field)[18, 38]diffusion /recombination /drift
    (5)metastable and excited speciesN2( ), N(2D), (dependent on gas composition) (1)super elastic collisions[20, 34-35](2)extra energy gain[20, 34-35](3)reaction with dielectric[47-48]diffusion /decay /loss on wall
    (6)variation of gas densitycylindrical shock wave nearly with the local sound speed(1)affect the distribution of memory effect agents (2)affect the reduced E-field[37]gas kinetics
    (7)gas heat accumulationheat released from the discharge energyaffect the reduced E-field[14]thermal diffusivity
    surface memory effect(1)surface trapped chargestrapped holes and electrons(1)distort the surface E-field[49-50](2)guide volume charge carrier drift and motion (3)released by disturbances and involved in the next streamer [33, 51, 52]detrapping /surface conductivity /surface hopping /recombination
    (2)surface destructive agingcarbonization and surface roughness(1)high surface conductivity[53, 54](2)facilitate the initiation and propagation of surface streamer roughly permanent
    (3)surface heat accumulationheat from discharge energy(1)surface property degradation [54-55](2)decrease local gas pressure thermal diffusivity
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    Zheng Zhao, Chenjie Li, Xing Zhang, Xuchu Yuan, Anbang Sun, Jiangtao Li. Research progress on evolution phenomena and mechanisms of repetitively pulsed streamer discharge[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(6): 065002
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