Multiscale modeling and general theory of non-equilibrium plasma-assisted ignition and combustion

S Yang, S Nagaraja, W Sun… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
A self-consistent framework for modeling and simulations of plasma-assisted ignition and
combustion is established. In this framework, a'frozen electric field'modeling approach is …

The energy tree: Non-equilibrium energy transfer in collision-dominated plasmas

HP Li, KK Ostrikov, W Sun - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Collision-dominated plasmas (CDPs) possess unique features compared to traditional fluid
and collision-free plasmas that arise from frequent collisions among various species …

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 …

Effects of controlled non-equilibrium excitation on H2/O2/He ignition using a hybrid repetitive nanosecond and DC discharge

X Mao, Q Chen, AC Rousso, TY Chen, Y Ju - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work reports on the effects of controlled non-equilibrium excitation of reactant
molecules on low temperature H 2/O 2/He ignition by numerically modeling a hybrid …

Large eddy simulation of plasma assisted ignition: Effects of pulse repetition frequency, number of pulses, and pulse energy

TS Taneja, T Ombrello, J Lefkowitz, S Yang - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
The impacts of the pulse repetition frequency (PRF), number of pulses, and energy per pulse
in a train of nanosecond discharge pulses on the ignition of a flowing lean premixed …

Plasma-assisted ignition of methane/air and ethylene/air mixtures: Efficiency at low and high pressures

N Deak, A Bellemans, F Bisetti - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
The ignition of methane/air and ethylene/air mixtures by nanosecond pulsed discharges
(NSPD) is investigated numerically using a zero-dimensional isochoric adiabatic reactor. A …

Kinetics of plasma-assisted oxidation of highly diluted hydrocarbon mixtures excited by a repetitive nanosecond pulse discharge

Z Eckert, N Tsolas, K Togai, A Chernukho… - Journal of Physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma-assisted oxidation of atmospheric pressure hydrogen-and hydrocarbon-oxygen
mixtures diluted in argon is analyzed by kinetic modeling, over a wide range of …

Time-resolved in situ measurements and predictions of plasma-assisted methane reforming in a nanosecond-pulsed discharge

TY Chen, TS Taneja, AC Rousso, S Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the plasma properties and chemical kinetics of plasma-assisted
methane reforming in a He diluted nanosecond-pulsed plane-to-plane dielectric barrier …

Effects of vibrational excitation on nanosecond discharge enhanced methane–air ignition

X Mao, Q Chen - AIAA Journal, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
A zero-dimensional model of nonequilibrium plasma-assisted methane–air ignition at
atmospheric pressure is presented to study the effects of vibrationally excited species on …

Quantitative behavior of vibrational excitation in AC plasma assisted dry reforming of methane

J Sun, Q Chen, Y Guo, Z Zhou, Y Song - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Quantitative behavior of non-equilibrium excitation by direct electron impact in low-
temperature dry reforming of methane was investigated by integrated studies of …