Deicing and status characteristics of dual-side pulsed surface dielectric barrier discharge

Abstract

The deicing process and its status characteristics of dual-side pulsed surface dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD) are studied via electro-optical diagnostics, thermal properties, and numerical simulation. Experimental results show that the dual-side pulsed SDBD can remove the glaze ice compared to the traditional pulsed SDBD under the applied pulse voltage of 8 kV and a pulse frequency of 1 kHz. The maximal temperature of dual-side pulsed SDBD reaches 39.5 °C under the discharge time of 800 s, while the maximal temperature of traditional pulsed SDBD is still below ice point about −7.8 °C. Surface temperatures of dual-side pulsed SDBD demonstrate that the SDBD with a gap of 1 mm possesses prospects in deicing. The maximal surface temperature reaches 37.1 °C under the pulse of 8 kV after the discharge time of 90 s. Focusing on the thermal effect, a two-dimensional plasma fluid model is implemented, and the results also indicate that the dual-side pulsed SDBD with a gap of 1 mm produces a highest heat density among the three different configurations. Comparing the spatial-temporal evolutions of plasma on both dielectric sides, primary positive streamer has a longer propagation length of 8.6 mm than the secondary negative streamer, the primary negative streamer, and the secondary positive streamer, which induces a long heat covered area. Four stages of deicing process are analyzed through a series of electrical parameters under different covered ice conditions.