Ethylene ignition and flameholding by electrical discharge in supersonic combustor

S Leonov, A Houpt, S Elliott, B Hedlund - Journal of Propulsion and …, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
This study examined the ignition and flameholding effects of the quasi-direct-current
discharge on a directly injected hydrocarbon fuel (ethylene) in a supersonic combustion …

Experimental study of ignition, reignition and flameholding by q-dc electrical discharge in a model scramjet

SB Leonov, AW Houpt, BE Hedlund - 48th AIAA Plasmadynamics and …, 2017 - arc.aiaa.org
This study examines ignition and flameholding effects of the Quasi-DC discharge on a
directly injected gaseous fuel (C2H4 and H2) in a supersonic combustion chamber without …

Cold start-up and plasma-based flameholding in model scramjet

A Houpt, S Elliott, SB Leonov - AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
This work is focused on the supersonic combustor cold start-up problem. Fuel ignition and
flameholding were provided with assistance of a filamentary Q-DC electric discharge. The …

Ignition and flameholding of hydrocarbon fuel in supersonic flow by means of surface electrical discharge

D Yarantsev, AA Firsov, S Chernyshev… - AIAA Scitech 2019 …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
The paper is focused on study of influence of plasma generated by quasi-DC discharge near
wall on hydrocarbon fuel ignition and flameholding in high speed airflow. Tests were …

Instabilities in plasma-assisted supersonic combustor

SB Leonov, A Houpt, S Elliott - 2018 Joint Propulsion Conference, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
This work is focused on the identification of combustion instabilities in M= 2, P0= 2-4bar, T0=
300-750K airflow with direct fuel injection from the wall with plasma assistance for ignition …