Plasma assisted combustion: Dynamics and chemistry

Y Ju, W Sun - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Plasma assisted combustion is a promising technology to improve engine performance,
increase lean burn flame stability, reduce emissions, and enhance low temperature fuel …

Plasma assisted low temperature combustion

Y Ju, JK Lefkowitz, CB Reuter, SH Won, X Yang… - Plasma Chemistry and …, 2016 - Springer
This paper presents recent kinetic and flame studies in plasma assisted low temperature
combustion. First, the kinetic pathways of plasma chemistry to enhance low temperature fuel …

[HTML][HTML] On nanosecond plasma-assisted ammonia combustion: Effects of pulse and mixture properties

M Shahsavari, AA Konnov, A Valera-Medina… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of nanosecond plasma discharges on the combustion characteristics
of ammonia are investigated over a wide range of mixture properties and plasma settings …

A numerical investigation of NH3/O2/He ignition limits in a non-thermal plasma

G Faingold, JK Lefkowitz - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
This numerical study of the ignition characteristics of ammonia in a pulsed plasma discharge
includes the assembly of a kinetic model for the oxidation of ammonia/oxygen/helium …

Enhancement of flame development by microwave-assisted spark ignition in constant volume combustion chamber

B Wolk, A DeFilippo, JY Chen, R Dibble… - Combustion and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The enhancement of laminar flame development using microwave-assisted spark ignition
has been investigated for methane–air mixtures at a range of initial pressures and …

Numerical modeling of ignition enhancement of CH4/O2/He mixtures using a hybrid repetitive nanosecond and DC discharge

X Mao, A Rousso, Q Chen, Y Ju - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2019 - Elsevier
Ignition enhancement using a hybrid repetitive nanosecond and DC discharge is studied in
CH 4/O 2/He mixtures at atmospheric pressure by using a hybrid ZDPlasKin-CHEMKIN …

Species and temperature measurements of methane oxidation in a nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharge

JK Lefkowitz, P Guo, A Rousso… - … Transactions of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Speciation and temperature measurements of methane oxidation during a nanosecond
repetitively pulsed discharge in a low-temperature flow reactor have been performed …

Self-sustaining n-heptane cool diffusion flames activated by ozone

SH Won, B Jiang, P Diévart, CH Sohn, Y Ju - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - Elsevier
A novel method to establish self-sustaining cool diffusion flames with well-defined boundary
conditions is experimentally demonstrated by adding ozone to the oxidizer stream in …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic effects of nanosecond plasma discharge and hydrogen on ammonia combustion

M Shahsavari, AA Konnov, XS Bai, A Valera-Medina… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Synergistic effects of nanosecond plasma discharge and hydrogen on the combustion
characteristics of ammonia/air are numerically studied under conditions relevant to gas …

Non-equilibrium plasma for ignition and combustion enhancement

S Starikovskaia, DA Lacoste, G Colonna - The European Physical Journal …, 2021 - Springer
This review is intended to give an overview of recent results on plasma-assisted ignition and
combustion. The influence of electrical discharges on combustion processes is introduced …