Eur. Phys. J. AP 4, 73-86 (1998)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:1998245

Analytic calculations of ozone concentration in an oxygen-fed wire-to-cylinder ozonizer and comparison with the Vasil'ev relation

Laboratoire d'Électronique, des Gaz et des Plasmas, Université de Pau, 64000 Pau, France

Corresponding author: held@messv2.univ-pau.fr

Received: 2 March 1998
Revised: 29 April 1998
Accepted: 5 May 1998
Published online: 15 October 1998

Abstract

An analytical model for ozone concentration calculations in an oxygen-fed wire-to-cylinder ozonizer is presented in order to improve our basic knowledge on ozone generation. This approach takes into account the physical and chemical phenomena. The Becker parameter is introduced and the ozone concentration deduced from this model is compared to the Vasil'ev relation, the macroscopic coefficients for ozone formation and destruction being expressed as functions of the kinetic coefficients. The general results (electron density, ozone concentration, macroscopic coefficients) are compared with experiments and a good agreement is observed.