One-dimensional hydrodynamical kinetics model of a cylindrical DBD reactor with N2

A numerical 1-D model of the chemical kinetics related hydrodynamics of room pressure N₂ plasma at 25°C is reported. This generic discharge is assumed to take place between two cylindrical concentric electrodes, coated in a dielectric material, biased between 1 kV and 10 kV at 60Hz - 3kHz. The model includes the integration of particles conservation and the momentum equations as well as the local field approximation and the Poisson equations for the sake of completeness. The outcome shows that an accumulation of electrons takes place in the close vicinity of the higher voltage electrode, due to the electric field convergence to the internal electrode. Thus, this is a region of intense ionization whereas the generation of free radicals would occur away from the internal electrode. The model predicts no significant influence of the electric field on the heavier particles whose density remains practically constant.