MODELING ATMOSPHERICMODELING ATMOSPHERIC--PRESSURE PLASMAPRESSURE PLASMAFa-Gung Fan

Mechanical Engineering Sciences Laboratory (MESL), New York

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� Coplanar Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) -

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Negative DC WireNegative DC Wire--Cylinder CoronaCylinder Corona Streamer in Coplanar DBDStreamer in Coplanar DBD

MESL http://www.mesl-inc.com E-mail: Fa-Gung.Fan@mesl-inc.comGordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Plasma Processing Science, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, 7/10-11, 2010