Enhancement of combustion and flame stabilization using stabilized non-equilibrium plasma

Timothy Ombrello, Xiao Qin, Yiguang Ju, Alexander Gutsol, Alexander Fridman

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Abstract

The effect of a stabilized non-equilibrium gliding arc plasma discharge on the stabilization and extinction of nitrogen diluted, methane/air counterflow diffusion flames was investigated both experimentally and numerically. To quantify the effect, extinction limits and flame temperature profiles via Rayleigh scattering were measured, calculated and compared to numerical simulations using detailed chemistry. The results show that the extinction limits were significantly extended, with up to a 220 percent increase in the extinction strain rate with low levels of plasma power addition. Comparison between experimental and numerical simulations showed good agreement for low power plasma activation of the air stream, indicating that the combustion enhancement of the diffusion flame was dominated by thermal effects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages4581-4588
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2005
Event43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Reno, NV, United States
Duration: Jan 10 2005Jan 13 2005

Other

Other43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityReno, NV
Period1/10/051/13/05

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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