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A novel single dielectric pellet DBD that is designed to facilitate studying the interaction plasmas and catalysts is presented. The influence of material dielectric constant on dynamics across a range of applied voltages is determined through the use of electrical combined with videos of the discharge. Different discharge modes in nitrogen observed and their behaviour is characterised. A particular focus is given to the phenomenon as ‘partial discharging’. This is where incomplete plasma formation occurs between the of the reactor, which may have implications for the fair testing of catalysts in packed reactors. Additionally, the occurrence of an ‘almond shaped’ QV plot in the event of pointto-point in PBRs is explained. This work provides easily implemented analytical that can be applied to understand the behaviour of plasmas within packed bed DBD.
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