Title :
Plasma-Induced Ethylene Ignition and Flameholding in Confined Supersonic Air Flow at Low Temperatures
Author :
Leonov, Sergey B. ; Kochetov, Igor V. ; Napartovich, Anatoly P. ; Nikov, Vladimir A Sabel ; Yarantsev, Dmitry A.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Dept., Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The results of laboratory-scale experiments on plasma-induced hydrogen and ethylene ignition and flameholding by means of near-surface electrical discharge are presented. The ignition and flameholding were demonstrated for direct fuel injection into the supersonic air. A two-zone model of plasma-induced ignition is proposed to explain the experimental data. Numerical simulations were performed to confirm the two-zone model of plasma-assisted ignition.
Keywords :
chemically reactive flow; combustion; confined flow; discharges (electric); hydrogen; ignition; numerical analysis; organic compounds; plasma applications; plasma chemistry; plasma flow; plasma simulation; supersonic flow; confined supersonic air flow; direct fuel injection; flameholding; laboratory-scale experiments; near-surface electrical discharge; numerical simulations; plasma-induced ethylene ignition; plasma-induced hydrogen ignition; two-zone model; Electrical discharge; supersonic combustion; two-stage ignition;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2010.2091512
