The Effect of Environmental Temperature on Negative Corona Discharge Under the Action of Photoionization

The properties of corona discharge in practical applications are strongly influenced by the variation of environmental parameters. A 2-D axisymmetric hydrodynamic drift-diffusion model coupled with Poisson's equation and three Helmholtz differential equations is established to investigate the effect of environmental temperature on negative corona discharge under the action of photoionization. This numerical model is performed by a traditional needle-to-plane configuration in dry air at atmospheric pressure. The characteristics of Trichel pulses, negative ion density, electric field, and electron density are discussed in this paper. It is found that the magnitude of Trichel pulses, first pulse duration, and pulse frequency increase with increasing the ambient temperature. Moreover, the effect of photoionization under these conditions is also investigated by simulations intensively.