Reacting flows and plasmas are prevalent in a wide array of systems involving defense,
commercial, space, energy, medical, and consumer products. Understanding the complex …

When N2/O2 mixture is used for nitrogen fixation (NF), researchers believe that the
Zeldovich mechanism is the main pathway for NO formation. However, there is still debate …

Current worldwide fixed nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE) is low, leading to significant
environmental problems. An important aspect of this problem involves NH 3 released from …

The fixation of atmospheric nitrogen into valuable compounds through reactive plasma
processes has attracted intense interests due to its easy operation and compatibility with …

Atmospheric pressure air plasma is widely used in material processing, plasma-assisted
combustion, life science and agriculture. The active-particle density is considered a key …

This study investigated the effectiveness of implementing a plasma discharge to improve
combustor dynamics and flame stability. Specifically, a nano-second pulsed plasma …

Plasma treatment of polypropylene (PP) is a well‐established method of improving its
surface properties. However, the efficiencies of different plasma discharges are seldom …

Plasma-assisted combustion technology has been a hot spot in aero-engines and scramjet-
engines. The electron density is a key discharge parameter related to the active-particle …

Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the most crucial products in the plasma-based nitrogen fixation
process. In this work, in situ measurements were performed for quantifying the NO synthesis …

The first part of the dissertation focuses on kinetic modeling of non-equilibrium reacting gas
flows excited by nanosecond pulse discharges used for experimental studies of plasma …