ID: 2151

• Title:
  Generation of Intense Pulsed Electric Fields in a Large Volume of Water
  
  Authors:
  

  Novac, Bucur-Loughborough University
  Woodyard, Matthew-Loughborough University
  Senior, Peter-Loughborough University

  
  
  Abstract:
  A 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, non-invasive contactless 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 and benchmarked using a Kerr effect arrangement.
  
  This poster presents the most important experimental data.
  
  Keywords:
  PEF, contactless technology, pulsed power technology
  
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