A numerical investigation of deflagration propagation and transition to detonation in a microchannel with detailed chemistry: Effects of thermal boundary conditions …

S Ramachandran, N Srinivasan, Z Wang, A Behkish… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We numerically investigate the premixed flame acceleration (FA) and the subsequent
deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) of pure and vitiated fuel/oxidizer mixtures in a …

Plasma thermal-chemical instability of low-temperature dimethyl ether oxidation in a nanosecond-pulsed dielectric barrier discharge

H Zhong, X Yang, X Mao, MN Shneider… - Plasma Sources …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma stability in reactive mixtures is critical for various applications from plasma-assisted
combustion to gas conversion. To generate stable and uniform plasmas and control the …

Effect of plasma-enhanced low-temperature chemistry on deflagration-to-detonation transition in a microchannel

M Vorenkamp, S Steinmetz, X Mao, Z Shi… - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This study examines low-temperature chemistry (LTC) enhancement by nanosecond
dielectric barrier discharge (ns-DBD) plasma on a dimethyl ether (DME)/oxygen (O 2)/argon …

Effects of mixture initial conditions on deflagration to detonation transition enhanced by transverse jets

Z Zhang, Z Wang, L Wei, W Qin, X Zhao, J Xiao - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
To explore the effects of mixture initial conditions on the deflagration to detonation transition
(DDT) enhanced by transverse jets, numerical studies were conducted on the flame …

Plasma-Assisted Hydrogen Combustion

Y Ju, X Mao, JK Lefkowitz, H Zhong - Hydrogen for Future Thermal …, 2023 - Springer
Plasma-assisted hydrogen combustion is a promising technique in the development of
advanced thermal engines. This chapter presents recent studies and progress in …

Detonation behaviors in a curved tube with and without an obstacle

Y Zeng, HH Ma, F Yuan, Y Ge, LQ Wang - Shock Waves, 2024 - Springer
Experiments were conducted to investigate detonation propagation in a curved tube filled
with stoichiometric 2H 2+ O 2+ 7Ar and CH 4+ 2O 2. The test section of the experimental …

Quantifying the thermal effect and methyl radical production in nanosecond repetitively pulsed glow discharges applied to a methane-air flame

AM Alkhalifa, F Di Sabatino, SA Steinmetz… - Journal of Physics D …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we investigated non-equilibrium plasma produced by nanosecond repetitively
pulsed glow discharges applied across a lean premixed methane-air flame. The flame is …

Accelerated ignition-shock coupling and deflagration to detonation transition by ozone kinetic enhancement of dimethyl ether mixture

A Thawko, Y Cao, Z Shi, M Vorenkamp, Z Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to understand the effect of kinetic enhancement by ozone addition on the
Deflagration to Detonation Transition (DDT) and ignition-shock coupling in a microchannel …

Numerical modeling of plasma assisted deflagration to detonation transition in a microscale channel

Z Shi, X Mao, A Thawko, Y Ju - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2024 - Elsevier
This work numerically studies the plasma assisted deflagration to detonation transition
(DDT) of H 2/O 2 mixtures in a microscale channel with detailed chemistry and transport. The …

Theoretical and experimental characterization of CO2 CPP fs CARS for high-temperature and high-pressure diagnostics

M Gu, Z Chang, A Satija, S Yin, S Wang, F Qi… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
We presented a theoretical model designed to account for collisional line-mixing (LM) effects
in order to provide an accurate characterization of femtosecond (fs) coherent anti-Stokes …