Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Vol.25, No.4, 351-370, 2005
Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) probe for in-situ nitric oxide concentration measurement in a non-thermal pulsed corona discharge plasma reactor
Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) is an effective in-situ probe for NO concentrations below 300 ppm in a non-thermal plasma reactor. A new method has been developed to measure in-situ NO concentration in the reactor discharge region using a long-time-on the order of seconds-averaged fluorescence detection. This method, for quantifying NO concentration in a nonthermal plasma reactor, is simpler than a short-time-on the order of nanoseconds-fluorescence detection. For accurate measurement based on the new method, the LIF intensity must be close to the corona-induced fluorescence (CIF) intensity; the CIF intensity serves as a guide in selecting the LIF intensity. We find that a kinetic model proposed earlier works for two-tube reactors and represents the NO concentration in the middle of the reactor, which verifies the assumption of gas plug flow.