Abstract
Dry argon (Ar) discharge and wet oxygen/argon (O2/Ar) admixture discharge for alternating current atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) were studied for Ar discharges with flow rates ranging from 0.2 to 4 slm and for O2/Ar discharges with different O2 ratios and flow rates ranging from 2.5 to 15 mslm. The voltage–current waveform signals of APPJ discharge, gas flow rate, photo-imaging of the plasma jet length and width, discharge plasma power, axial temperature distribution, optical emission spectra, and irradiance were investigated. Different behavior for varying oxygen content in the admixture discharge was observed. The temperature recognizably decreased, axially, far away from the nozzle of the jet as the flow rate of dry argon decreased. Similar behavior was observed for wet argon but with a lower temperature than for dry argon. The optical emission spectra and the dose rate of irradiance of a plasma jet discharge were investigated as a function of plasma jet length, for dry and wet Ar discharges, to determine the data compatible with the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) data for irradiance exposure limits of the skin, which are suitable for the disinfection of microbes on the skin without harmful effects, equivalent to 30 μJ/mm2.
Highlights
Plasma, in physical science, is the fourth state of matter
The present work represents the characteristics of the cold plasma plume emerging from the atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) under an alternating current (AC); these characteristics were studied by measuring the optical and electrical properties of the APPJ
These properties included the discharge voltage and current, output plasma power, axial distribution of temperature, flow rate, jet length, jet width, emission intensity of the plume, emission spectra, and the amount of energy emitted at each wavelength per unit area from the plasma jet using different gases, such as pure argon and an admixture of oxygen and argon at different ratios
Summary
In physical science, is the fourth state of matter. In technological applications, plasma can exist in different forms and can be created as thermal and non-thermal plasma. The present work represents the characteristics of the cold plasma plume emerging from the APPJ under an alternating current (AC); these characteristics were studied by measuring the optical and electrical properties of the APPJ These properties included the discharge voltage and current, output plasma power, axial distribution of temperature, flow rate, jet length, jet width, emission intensity of the plume, emission spectra, and the amount of energy emitted at each wavelength per unit area from the plasma jet using different gases, such as pure argon and an admixture of oxygen and argon at different ratios
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