The effect of gas injection on energy characteristics of high-current gas discharge with liquid electrolyte cathode

Abstract

© 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. A gas discharge with flowing liquid electrolyte cathode was studied experimentally in high-current combustion conditions under conditions of gas injection into the discharge chamber. The interelectrode distance was 20 cm. Aqueous solutions of sodium chloride with specific electrical conductivity of 10-12 mS/cm were used as electrolyte. The discharge current varied within 14-20 A. The studies were carried out with air blowing at a mass flow rate of up to 2.2 g/s. It is shown that air blowing leads to an increase in the discharge current and decrease heat losses through electrodes.