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posted on 2022-05-23, 11:30 authored by Matthew WoodyardMatthew Woodyard, Bucur NovacBucur Novac, Peter SeniorPeter Senior, Jessica StobbsJessica StobbsA pulsed power system for generating intense pulsed electric fields (PEFs) in a very large volume of water was designed, manufactured, and tested as a first step toward the proof-of-principle demonstration of a novel noninvasive prepacked food processing operation. The MV-class system described in this article is based on the Tesla transformer technology and is capable of producing PEFs of 100 kV/cm in water, in a volume approaching 1 L. The electric field distribution in the processing water tank was obtained using an electrostatic solver, benchmarked using a Kerr effect arrangement. This article presents the most important experimental data, followed by a detailed electric field analysis and suggestions for the way ahead.
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IEEE Transactions on Plasma ScienceVolume
50Issue
6Pages
1850 - 1858Publisher
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