Abstract

The aim of this research is to contribute to the understanding of the OAUGDP. The main gases used for such experiments are nitrogen, helium and argon. The one chosen for this project is argon as it has much lower breakdown voltage than Nitrogen and more sharply defined characteristics than Helium in terms of voltage-current ratio.An equivalent circuit of the glow discharge is designed with the PSpice software. Several simulations are carried out for the voltages at each point of the discharge equivalent circuit. The values used for the components of the circuit are calculated with the equations presented further in the blog. The glow discharge characteristics of the occurring phenomenons are described with the increasing current and voltage. Also the visual behavior of the glow discharge is presented identifying the various visible regions of the glow discharge plasma in a cathode tube. Some industrial applications of the OAUGDP are also discussed in the project along with a sustainability report on this topic.