Electrostatic applications: Electrostatic separation, electro-static coating of materials, electro-static precipitation, electro-static copying.
Plasma-based applications: Ion Beam accelerators, Ion nitriding for surface hardening of materials, Ion thrusters for space applications. Nuclear Electro-magnetic Pulse simulation.
Pulsed Power Engineering: Capacitive and inductive energy storage, pulse forming lines, switches for pulsed power. High voltage sources for Cathode ray oscilloscopes and electron microscopes
Non Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma: Non-thermal plasma stabilization at high pressure, Townsend and spark breakdown mechanisms, corona discharge, pulse corona discharge, dielectric barrier discharge, spark discharge, atmospheric pressure glows, microplasmas, plasma discharge in water.
Texts/References Books:
- David A. Lloyd ‘Electrostatic Precipitator Handbook’, Institute Of Physics Publishing, 1988.
- M. Haddad and D. Warne ‘Advances in High Voltage Engineering’ IET, 2009.
- John Ernest Harry ‘Introduction to Plasma Technology’ Wiley-vch Verlag Gmbh, 2010.
- J. Reece Roth, J. Reece Roth, and Roth J. Reece ‘Industrial Plasma Engineering – Volume-2’ Taylor & Francis Group, 2001.
- Bernie M. Penetrante, ‘Non-Thermal Plasma Techniques for Pollution Control: Part B: Electron Beam and Electrical Discharge Processing’ Springer, 2012.
- Research publications that will be suggested during the course.
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