Course Description:
Atmospheric pressure plasma discharges have been used extensively in applications such as combustion, pollution control, and active flow control. This course is designed to introduce the importance of plasma discharges in applications and diagnostics applied to characterize discharge properties. To understand discharge behavior, it is essential to conduct both experimental measurements and numerical simulations. The topics introduced in this course include different applications, details of ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy (one of the methods for measuring species density), and a plasma fluid model for understanding discharge fundamentals.
Objectives:
To ensure students understand
1. The importance of plasmas in different applications.
2. The experimental method applied to measure species density.
3. The numerical model used to predict the discharge behavior.