Capturing photoionization shadows in streamer simulations using
the discrete ordinates method

J 2023

Capturing photoionization shadows in streamer simulations using the discrete ordinates method

TUNGLI, Ján, Miroslav HORKÝ, Stanislav KADLEC and Zdeněk BONAVENTURA

Basic information

Original name

Capturing photoionization shadows in streamer simulations using the discrete ordinates method

Authors

TUNGLI, Ján (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Miroslav HORKÝ, Stanislav KADLEC and Zdeněk BONAVENTURA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Plasma Sources Science and Technology, IOP Publishing Ltd, 2023, 0963-0252

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10305 Fluids and plasma physics

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.800 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00132994

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/acfcd8

UT WoS

001081544200001

Keywords in English

streamer simulation; photoionization; discrete ordinates

Abstract

V originále

Numerical simulations of streamer propagation involving photoionization are presented, utilizing an ANSYS Fluent implementation that employs unstructured meshes and automatic mesh refinement. Two approximate methods for radiative transfer, used to handle computation of the photoionization source terms, are compared: the Eddington approximation and the discrete ordinates (DOs) method. The former is commonly employed in streamer simulations, while the latter is well-established in other branches of computational physics, such as radiative heat transfer. A 2D test case with two distinct regions, where streamer propagation can be triggered thanks to the protruded electrodes, is introduced. The two regions are partially separated by an opaque solid insulator barrier to study the effects of photoionization shadows on streamer inception and propagation. The primary positive streamer is initiated by placing a neutral plasma patch close to one of the electrode protrusions, while the secondary positive streamer, in the other region of the computational domain, is initiated by photoionization originating from the primary streamer zone. The Eddington approximation results in an excessively high photoionization source in the secondary streamer inception zone, as it fails to capture the shadowing effects of the opaque dielectric barrier. Consequently, this leads to a fast secondary streamer inception process, followed by rapid streamer propagation. On the other hand, the DOs method accurately captures the shadow, leading to a delayed secondary streamer inception. It is also shown that both methods exhibit very similar results when the dielectric barrier is transparent and the shadow is absent. This work demonstrates that using the DOs method for streamer simulations offers considerable advantages over the Eddington approximation, especially in cases involving more complex geometries where shadows need to be captured for accurate streamer inception and dynamics.

Links

TK04020069, research and development project

Name: Streamery a klouzavé výboje na površích izolantů v alternativních plynech k SF6

Investor: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

90239, large research infrastructures

Name: CEPLANT II

Citovat

TUNGLI, Ján, Miroslav HORKÝ, Stanislav KADLEC and Zdeněk BONAVENTURA. Capturing photoionization shadows in streamer simulations using the discrete ordinates method. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. IOP Publishing Ltd, 2023, vol. 32, No 10, p. 1-12. ISSN 0963-0252. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/acfcd8.

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TUNGLI, Ján, Miroslav HORKÝ, Stanislav KADLEC and Zdeněk BONAVENTURA. Capturing photoionization shadows in streamer simulations using the discrete ordinates method. \textit{Plasma Sources Science and Technology}. IOP Publishing Ltd, 2023, vol.~32, No~10, p.~1-12. ISSN~0963-0252. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/acfcd8.

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