Derivation of a merging condition for two interacting streamers in air

DOI10.1088/0963-0252/21/5/052001arXiv1208.0114MaRDI QIDQ6234778FDOQ6234778

Authors: Zdeněk Bonaventura, Max Duarte, Anne Bourdon, Marc Massot 

Publication date: 1 August 2012

Abstract: The simulation of the interaction of two simultaneously propagating air streamers of the same polarity is presented. A parametric study has been carried out using an accurate numerical method which ensures a time-space error control of the solution. For initial separation of both streamers smaller or comparable to the longest characteristic absorption length of photoionization in air, we have found that the streamers tend to merge at the moment when the ratio between their characteristic width and their mutual distance reaches a value of about 0.35 for positive streamers, and 0.4 for negative ones. Moreover it is demonstrated that these ratios are practically independent of the applied electric field, the initial seed configuration, and the pressure.

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