Flames with plasmas

DA Lacoste - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-equilibrium plasma discharges can create a favorable environment for combustion
processes, at low energy cost.“How favorable?” and “How low?” are two open questions that …

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 …

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 …

A phenomenological model for plasma-assisted combustion with NRP discharges in methane-air mixtures: PACMIND

N Barléon, L Cheng, B Cuenot, O Vermorel - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent advances in plasma-assisted combustion must now be strengthened through
high-fidelity numerical simulations. However, detailed plasma-combustion coupled …

Plasma-assisted combustion with nanosecond discharges. I: Discharge effects characterization in the burnt gases of a lean flame

NQ Minesi, VP Blanchard, E Pannier… - Plasma Sources …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The prediction of a flame response to plasma assistance requires extensive knowledge of
discharge-induced plasma kinetics. Detailed studies of nanosecond discharges are …

Stability and emission characteristics of ammonia/air premixed swirling flames with rotating gliding arc discharge plasma

R Ju, J Wang, M Zhang, H Mu, G Zhang, J Yu, Z Huang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia received increased attention as a carbon-free fuel and hydrogen carrier. Poor
combustion stability and high NOx emission are the main issues for ammonia combustion …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical study of nitrogen oxides chemistry during plasma assisted combustion in a sequential combustor

Q Malé, N Barléon, S Shcherbanev… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Plasma Assisted Combustion (PAC) is a promising technology to enhance the
combustion of lean mixtures prone to instabilities and flame blow-off. Although many PAC …

Extension of flammability and stability limits of swirling premixed flames by AC powered gliding arc discharges

Y Tang, J Sun, B Shi, S Li, Q Yao - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
This work seeks to achieve stable combustion of swirling premixed flows using gliding arc
discharges and understand how plasma alters flame dynamics near blow-off. Gliding arc …

Active control of thermoacoustic fluctuations by nanosecond repetitively pulsed glow discharges

AM Alkhalifa, A Alsalem, D Del Cont-Bernard… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the use of nanosecond repetitively pulsed (NRP) glow discharges to mitigate
thermoacoustic fluctuations was investigated. Two strategies in applying the discharges …

Numerical analysis of turbulent flame enhancement by nanosecond repetitively pulsed plasma discharges

Y Bechane, B Fiorina - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Experimental studies of plasma-assisted combustion have shown that Nanosecond
Repetitively Pulsed (NRP) discharges are a very efficient way to improve flame stability in …