The physics of streamer discharge phenomena

S Nijdam, J Teunissen, U Ebert - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review we describe a transient type of gas discharge which is commonly called a
streamer discharge, as well as a few related phenomena in pulsed discharges. Streamers …

Relaxation of electronic excitation in nitrogen/oxygen and fuel/air mixtures: fast gas heating in plasma-assisted ignition and flame stabilization

NA Popov, SM Starikovskaia - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Fast gas heating (FGH) is an abrupt increase in gas temperature in non-equilibrium low-
temperature plasma due to relaxation of electronically excited states of atoms and …

Plasma-assisted ignition and combustion

A Starikovskiy, N Aleksandrov - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of a thermal equilibrium plasma for combustion control dates back more than a
hundred years to the advent of internal combustion (IC) engines and spark ignition systems …

Fast gas heating in a nitrogen–oxygen discharge plasma: I. Kinetic mechanism

NA Popov - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
A model of fast heating of nitrogen–oxygen mixtures excited by a gas discharge in a broad
range of reduced electric fields E/N is presented. It is shown that in air at E/N⩽ 200 Td the …

Ultrafast heating and oxygen dissociation in atmospheric pressure air by nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges

DL Rusterholtz, DA Lacoste, GD Stancu… - Journal of Physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
A detailed experimental investigation of the mechanism of ultrafast heating and oxygen
dissociation produced by nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges in atmospheric …

Dynamics of near-surface electric discharges and mechanisms of their interaction with the airflow

SB Leonov, IV Adamovich… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The main focus of the review is on dynamics and kinetics of near-surface discharge
plasmas, such as surface dielectric barrier discharges sustained by AC and repetitively …

Mechanism study of coupled aerodynamic and thermal effects using plasma actuation for anti-icing

X Meng, H Hu, C Li, AA Abbasi, J Cai, H Hu - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Anti-icing performance using the surface dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator is
studied using detailed visualization and surface thermal measurements. To reveal the …

Characterization of a surface dielectric barrier discharge plasma sustained by repetitive nanosecond pulses

K Takashima, Y Zuzeek, WR Lempert… - … Sources Science and …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The paper discusses experimental characterization of a surface dielectric barrier discharge
plasma sustained by repetitive, high-voltage, nanosecond duration pulses. The discharge …

Kinetics of plasma-assisted combustion: effect of non-equilibrium excitation on the ignition and oxidation of combustible mixtures

NA Popov - Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Kinetics of plasma-assisted combustion: effect of non-equilibrium excitation on the ignition and
oxidation of combustible mixtures - IOPscience Skip to content IOP Science home Accessibility …

Modeling of the effects of non-equilibrium excitation and electrode geometry on H2/air ignition in a nanosecond plasma discharge

X Mao, H Zhong, T Zhang, A Starikovskiy, Y Ju - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents the results of two-dimensional modeling of the effects of non-equilibrium
excitation and electrode geometry on H 2/air ignition in a nanosecond plasma discharge. A …