Corona Discharge Influence on Soil

Columns Appearing at Corona Discharge over Fluids

“…Typical values of the current were 10-300 μA. [9][10][11][12] have shown that application of negative and positive corona discharges over liquids surfaces in plastic or metallic ditches lead to appearance of a funnel evidently caused by the ion wind [9].…”

“…We undertook a series of experiments because of practical interest in activation of clay in agriculture [12]. A phenomenon resembling appearance of columns over liquids was observed.…”

“…5 one can see an electrode section in this experiment. A multi pin high voltage electrode of 19 pins is located over the ditch filled with the clay powder layer of ten mm width [12].…”

“…We restrict our consideration to effects of the corona discharge on surfaces of alcohol, glycerin, butyl-glycol, and clay, and processes inside layers of benzene and kerosene, which are interesting for applications. Present article is a continuation of our previous works [9][10][11][12]. In difference with them, we consider here a role of a pondermotive force created by the upper electrode of the corona discharge over a fluid in the ditch, which represents an electrode in the fluid.…”

Effect of the Excited Voltage Rise Time on the Corona Discharge Characteristics

“…The application of the corona discharge proved to have a positive influence in this field of cold plasma applications [2]. Plasma chemical species can extinguish different microorganisms, destroying not just their membranes but also the DNA of bacteria and viruses [3]. Corona discharge can occur in both AC and DC high voltage systems.…”