Generation of microwave-induced plasmas in automotive exhaust gas mixtures using pulsed microwave energy.
Microwave energy at 2.45 GHz was applied to a mixture of exhaust gases from a petrol engine at atmospheric pressure. It was found that by pulsing the microwave energy with a 50% duty cycle, the average power required to sustain a microwave-induced plasma discharge was decreased by about 40%. The ratio of absorbed to incident power was unaffected. These findings were confirmed for pulse frequencies from 10 to 300 Hz.
Destefani
Carlos A
CA
Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia.
Siores
Elias
E
Murphy
Anthony B
AB
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004735:Energy Transfer; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D005742:Gasoline; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008872:Microwaves; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D005740:Gases; D005742:Gasoline; D001335:Vehicle Emissions