A review of recent studies and emerging trends in plasma-assisted combustion of ammonia as an effective hydrogen carrier

ZA Shah, G Mehdi, PM Congedo, D Mazzeo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, ammonia is getting more attractive as a potential alternative fuel for future power
generation and transportation purposes due to its ability to reduce consumption of fossil …

Advances in plasma-assisted ignition and combustion for combustors of aerospace engines

M Li, Z Wang, R Xu, X Zhang, Z Chen… - Aerospace Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The improvement of the ignition and combustion performance of aerospace engines under
extreme conditions such as high altitude, low temperature, low pressure, and high speed is …

Microwave ignition of a combustible gas mixture with a critical streamer discharge in a high-speed flow

PV Bulat, LP Grachev, II Esakov, AA Ravaev… - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Ignition of combustible air/propane mixture in a high-speed flow with a microwave streamer
discharge is considered. The experimental results of structure of streamer discharge and …

Study on ignition characteristics of kerosene pre-combustion plasma jet igniter

L Zhang, J Yu, W Cheng, W Jia, X Wang, D Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The ignition performance of an aeroengine combustion chamber significantly affects the
engine's stable operating range. The ignition limit, a crucial factor in determining this …

Design methodology for combustor in advanced gas turbine engines: a review

I Kim, H **, K Ri, S Hyon, C Huang - Aircraft Engineering and …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose A combustor design is a particularly important and difficult task in the development
of gas turbine engines. During studies for accurate and easy combustor design, reasonable …

Stabilizing ignition and enhancing combustion within pre-chamber jet by integrating microwave-assisted ignition

H Wu, R Li, J Xu, S Dong, C Wang, JY Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Carbon-free combustion in internal combustion engines can be advanced by addressing the
low flame velocity and ignition difficulties in lean combustion or ammonia-fueled …

Pulse volume discharge behind shock wave in channel flow with obstacle

IA Znamenskaya, DI Dolbnya, IE Ivanov, TA Kuli-zade… - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
Action of the localized pulse energy input on the supersonic channel flow around and
downstream the obstacle was studied. The pulsed volume discharge with preionization via …

Development of mathematical model and numerical simulation of plasma ignition of flammable mixture with microwave subcritical streamer discharge

PV Bulat, KN Volkov, AI Melnikova, ME Renev - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of ignition of flammable mixtures by a microwave discharge is of interest for the
design of propulsion systems with increased reliability and possibility of the use of lean …

Rotating gliding arc discharge plasma-assisted combustion from ignition hole

L Fei, BB Zhao, Y Chen, LM He, ZC Zhao… - Experimental Thermal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plasma-assisted combustion (PAC) is a potential method to improve the performances of
aero-engine combustion chambers. A plasma-assisted combustion actuator (PACA) that …

Multi-point ignition of air/fuel mixture by the initiated subcritical streamer discharge

P Bulat, P Chernyshov, I Esakov, L Grachev, P Lavrov… - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
An experimental study of ignition and combustion of a propane/air mixture is carried out, and
the efficiency of two ignition systems is compared. The first one is the traditional technology …