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Glow-spark switching by a dielectric wall in a pin-to-electrolyte discharge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2015

Masoud Rezvani Jalal ,
Javad Rezvani Jalal ,
Saeed Fakhry ,
Feyzolla Younesi Zadeh  and
Faezeh Alvand
Masoud Rezvani Jalal*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
Javad Rezvani Jalal
Affiliation:
Department of Systems and Control, Industrial Control Center of Excellence, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Saeed Fakhry
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
Feyzolla Younesi Zadeh
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
Faezeh Alvand
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
*
†Email address for correspondence: rezvanijalal@malayeru.ac.ir
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Abstract

In this paper, the shape, sound, and current of an electrical discharge in the air between a metal pin and an electrolyte solution are studied. Two different situations are considered: (A) without, and, (B) with inclusion of a dielectric wall in the discharge circuit. It is found that: (1) the discharge A has a cylindrical shape rather than a branched shape in discharge B, (2) the sound and current of discharge in case A are coherent and deterministic but those of case B are incoherent and stochastic. These differences along with the simulation results of a simple model demonstrate that the discharge in case A is glow, but, that in case B is spark.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 81 , Issue 4 , August 2015 , 905810405
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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