Particle propagation and electron transport in gases

L Vialetto, H Sugawara, S Longo - Plasma, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this review, we detail the commonality of mathematical intuitions that underlie three
numerical methods used for the quantitative description of electron swarms propagating in a …

Power concentration determined by thermodynamic properties in complex gas mixtures: the case of plasma-based dry reforming of methane

O Biondo, A Hughes, A van de Steeg… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate discharge contraction in a microwave plasma at sub-atmospheric pressure,
operating in CO 2 and CO 2/CH 4 mixtures. The rise of the electron number density with …

Avoiding solid carbon deposition in plasma-based dry reforming of methane

O Biondo, CFAM Van Deursen, A Hughes… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solid carbon deposition is a persistent challenge in dry reforming of methane (DRM),
affecting both classical and plasma-based processes. In this work, we use a microwave …

Comparison between 1D radial and 0D global models for low-pressure oxygen DC glow discharges

P Viegas, TC Dias, C Fromentin… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This work focuses on the comparison between a zero-dimensional (0D) global model (LoKI)
and a one-dimensional (1D) radial fluid model for the positive column of oxygen DC glow …

Spatially resolved TALIF investigation of atomic oxygen in the effluent of a CO2 microwave discharge

A Meindl, A Hecimovic, U Fantz - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Spatially resolved TALIF investigation of atomic oxygen in the effluent of a CO2 microwave
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Spatio-temporal analysis of power deposition and vibrational excitation in pulsed N2 microwave discharges from 1D fluid modelling and experiments

M Altin, P Viegas, L Vialetto, GJ van Rooij… - … Sources Science and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Vibrational excitation of N 2 beyond thermodynamic equilibrium enhances the reactivity of
this molecule and the production of radicals. Experimentally measured temporal and spatial …

Energy partitioning in N2 microwave discharges: integrated Fokker–Planck approach to vibrational kinetics and comparison with experiments

M Altin, P Viegas, L Vialetto… - Plasma Sources …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This work investigates energy transfers between electrons, vibrational and translational
degrees of freedom and their effect on dissociation mechanisms in a N 2 microwave plasma …

Generating a Sustained Oxygen-Stable Atomic Concentration in a High-Temperature Gas Effect Investigation

D Zhi, Y Chang, L Huang, W Chen, Y Li, L Wang… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Modulated laser absorption spectroscopy is an ideal technique for evaluating flow-field
parameters and determining flow-field quality by measuring the atoms dissociated in high …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of methane addition to vortex stabilised CO2 microwave discharges

L Kuijpers - 2023 - research.tue.nl
Plasma technology has been identified as a potential technology for the conversion of CO2
to close the carbon cycle in Carbon Capture and Utilisation. This is either through the direct …

[PDF][PDF] Modelling of plasma for CO2 conversion: electron kinetics, chemistry and transport

L Vialetto - 2021 - research.tue.nl
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that some of the greatest
global challenges are related to energy and environmental problems [1]. Moreover, there is …