Ozone Generation by DC Needle-Needle Discharge at Atmospheric Pressure

In this study, the effect of discharge gap and applied voltage on the ozone generation by DC needle-needle discharge was investigated. The relationship between the production efficiency and the energy cost as well as the generation rate were discussed. It has been found that under all experimental conditions, the ozone concentration increased with processing time, but under the same gap distance, the ozone concentration and generation rate initially increased and then decreased with the increase of the applied voltage and injected energy. The energy cost of ozone generation under the discharge power and the total power were calculated and compared. The energy cost basically increased with the applied voltage and power consumption. Therefore, to obtain the optimal parameters for ozone production, both the energy cost and the generation rate should be considered.