Simulations of Discharges in a Packed Bed Reactor (VIDEO)

American Physical Society

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Simulations of discharges in a packed bed reactor show that embedding the beads with metal catalysts assists in plasma formation. The local plasma density increases, and heats the metal, thus making catalytic reactions more efficient.

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Juliusz Kruszelnicki

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