Boltzmann analysis of electron swarm parameters in binary CF4+ Ar mixtures

Authors

S. S. Tezcan
M. S. Dincer
S. Bektas
Huseyin R. Hiziroglu, Kettering UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-11-2013

Publication Title

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Abstract

The electron swarm parameters, namely electron mean energy, drift velocity, effective ionization coefficient and limiting values of number density reduced electric fields, E/N, are calculated in CF 4 +Ar mixtures for various CF 4 concentrations that vary from 2 to 100% over a range of E/N from 50Td to 600Td by solving Boltzmann's equation. In this study Boltzmann's equation was solved using finite difference method under steady-state Townsend condition. One of the most important results of this study indicated that at higher E/N values inelastic processes due to argon began to control the swarm energy thus leading this binary mixture act essentially like pure argon.

Volume

20

Issue

1

First Page

98

Last Page

103

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1109/TDEI.2013.6451346

ISSN

1070-9878

Comments

ESSN: 1558-4135

Rights

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© Copyright 2013 IEEE

Recommended Citation

Tezcan, S. S.; Dincer, M. S.; Bektas, S.; and Hiziroglu, Huseyin R., "Boltzmann analysis of electron swarm parameters in binary CF4+ Ar mixtures" (2013). Electrical & Computer Engineering Publications. 52.
https://digitalcommons.kettering.edu/electricalcomp_eng_facultypubs/52