 Frequency vs Heat
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Im not really sure how a tesla coil breaks down the air but assuming it is the same as a standard RF type discharge there are basic analytic models that can be used to describe it. When the driving frequency matches the collision frequency the most power will be absorbed by the plasma, that is when it will be the hottest. Usually in an RF discharge you have a source of some particular frequency so you adjust the pressure of your gas to get the collision frequency to match that source. You would sort of be doing the opposite if you are working in atmospheric pressure air, adjusting the driving frequency to match the collision frequency in the plasma.
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Ryan
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So by collision frequency, would you mean the resonant frequency of atmostpheric air? You would try to tune your coil's discharge to the same frequency of the air surrounding it to create the largest plasma? How would this be altered under a high pressure enclosure? What about vacuum? Going above air's frequency would give you less or results plasma flame/heat?
Thanks, ryan.
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