Conduction heat transfer in a cylindrical dielectric barrier discharge reactor

• Published in: Applied thermal engineering Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 1259 - 1263
• Main Authors: Sadat, H., Dubus, N., Pinard, L., Tatibouet, J.M., Barrault, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-04-2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; DBD reactor; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Exact sciences and technology; Heat conduction; Heat transfer; Physics; Theoretical studies. Data and constants. Metering; Thermal resistance; Heat conduction; Thermal resistance; DBD reactor; Temperature measurement; Conduction; Experimental test; Helium; Modeling; Heat transfer; Physical Sciences
• ISSN: 1359-4311; 1873-5606
• DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.06.006

The thermal behaviour of a dielectric barrier discharge reactor is studied. The experimental tests are performed on a laboratory reactor with two working fluids: helium and air. A simple heat conduction model for calculating the heat loss is developed. By using temperature measurements in the internal and external electrodes, a thermal resistance of the reactor is defined. Finally, the percentage of the input power that is dissipated to the environment is given.