Abstract
The development of corona under RF conditions in point-plane configuration has been investigated in this paper, using the recently developed finite-element flux-corrected transport (FE-FCT) method. The study was made in air for a 1 cm gap with 50 µm tip radius needle at 40 MHz and the effects of different parameters, such as the peak applied voltage (in the range 3-4.5 kV) on the coronal development and particularly on the current and light output, are examined. Polarity and hysteresis effects are observed, as well as a plateau in the current waveform, which are confirmed by previously published experimental results. Finally, a Fourier analysis on the steady-state current waveform is performed.
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