Premixed flame ignition: Theoretical development

D Yu, Z Chen - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Premixed flame ignition is a fundamental issue in combustion. A basic understanding of this
phenomenon is crucial for fire safety control and for the development of advanced …

Effects of inter-pulse coupling on nanosecond pulsed high frequency discharge ignition in a flowing mixture

X Mao, H Zhong, Z Wang, T Ombrello, Y Ju - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work numerically investigates the effects of non-equilibrium nanosecond plasma
discharge pulse repetition frequency, pulse number, and flow velocity on the critical ignition …

Scramjet cavity ignition using nanosecond-pulsed high-frequency discharges

TM Ombrello, SD Hammack, CD Carter, K Busby… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ignition of an ethylene-fueled cavity in Mach-2 flow was performed using nanosecond-
pulsed high-frequency discharges (NPHFDs) over a range of pulse repetition frequencies …

Large eddy simulation of plasma assisted ignition: Effects of pulse repetition frequency, number of pulses, and pulse energy

TS Taneja, T Ombrello, J Lefkowitz, S Yang - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
The impacts of the pulse repetition frequency (PRF), number of pulses, and energy per pulse
in a train of nanosecond discharge pulses on the ignition of a flowing lean premixed …

A numerical investigation of plasma-assisted ignition by a burst of nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges

Y Bechane, B Fiorina - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanosecond repetitive pulse discharges (NRP) are a promising technology to promote the
ignition of a lean reactive mixture. The success or failure of ignition results from complex …

1D modeling of plasma streamers at ammonia-air flame conditions

TS Taneja, H Sitaraman, S Yang - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Self-consistent 1D modeling of streamers in ammonia-oxygen-nitrogen-water mixtures has
been performed in this work. A fluid model that includes species transport, electrostatic …

Effect of plasma-flow coupling on the ignition enhancement with non-equilibrium plasma in a sequential combustor

SA Shcherbanev, Q Malé, B Dharmaputra… - Journal of Physics D …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The effect of the regime of nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges (NRPDs) on ignition
and stabilization of a natural-gas/hydrogen/air flame in the sequential stage of a lab-scale …

[HTML][HTML] Large-Eddy Simulation of swirled flame stabilisation using NRP discharges at atmospheric pressure

N Barléon, B Cuenot, O Vermorel - Applications in Energy and Combustion …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the use of Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed (NRP) discharges is investigated
numerically to improve the stabilisation of the flame in a swirl burner. The studied …

Destructive inter-pulse coupling in nanosecond-pulsed high-frequency discharge ignition: Effect of hydrodynamic regimes

S Shen, E Rempe, W Senior-Tybora… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of inter-electrode gap distance (d) on the ignition process
using Nanosecond-pulsed high-frequency plasma discharges (NPHFD) in methane-air …

Experimental and numerical study of stabilized flame in inverse coflow turbulent jet using nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges

S Zare, N Druker, J Lefkowitz, O Askari - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Methane has become increasingly popular in rocket propulsion, but low stability and limited
flammability range have always been a concern about methane-powered systems. Many …