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Characteristics of non-thermal AC arcs in multi-arc generator**

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11875295 and 11535003), Provincial Science and Technology Major Project of Anhui Province, China (Grant No. 17030801035), and Key Program of 13th Five-year Plan, CASHIPS, China (Grant No. KP-2017-25).

Lin Qifu^{1, 2}, Zhao Yanjun^{1, 2}, Duan Wenxue¹, Ni Guohua^{1, 3, †}, Jin Xinyue^{1, 2, 3}, Sui Siyuan^{1, 2}, Xie Hongbing¹, Meng Yuedong¹

Distribution of gas velocity field in the multi-arc generator with (a) opposite-flow configuration and (b) swirl-flow configuration under gas flow rate of 60 slm; (c) opposite-flow configuration and (d) swirl-flow configuration under gas flow rate of 120 slm.