[HTML][HTML] Plasma reforming for enhanced ammonia-air ignition: a numerical study

G Faingold, O Kalitzky, JK Lefkowitz - Fuel Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Using an in-house 0D plasma chemical solver, this paper investigates the species involved
in plasma-assisted reforming of both pure ammonia and stoichiometric ammonia-air …

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 …

Methane pyrolysis with N2/Ar/He diluents in a repetitively-pulsed nanosecond discharge: Kinetics development for plasma assisted combustion and fuel reforming

X Mao, Q Chen, C Guo - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Experimental and kinetic studies of the non-equilibrium plasma-assisted methane
conversion into higher hydrocarbons and H 2 with N 2/Ar/He diluents are investigated …

Temperature-independent, nonoxidative methane conversion in nanosecond repetitively pulsed DBD plasma

X Chen, S Zhang, S Li, C Zhang, J Pan… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Currently, about 90% of methane (CH4) is used in various combustion processes, releasing
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In order to optimize the use of fossil-fuel energy and …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical flux analysis of low-temperature plasma-enhanced oxidation of methane and hydrogen in argon

T Hazenberg, J van Dijk, JA van Oijen - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Plasma can be used to enhance the reactivity of combustible mixtures at low temperatures.
In this article, the chemical pathways predicted by three different reaction mechanisms are …

Kinetic investigation of plasma catalytic synthesis of ammonia: insights into the role of excited states and plasma-enhanced surface chemistry

J Sun, Q Chen, X Zhao, H Lin… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The present work investigates the kinetics of catalytic ammonia synthesis in a N 2/H 2
mixture activated by a nanosecond pulsed discharge plasma experimentally and …

[HTML][HTML] Application of emission spectroscopy in plasma-assisted NH3/air combustion using nanosecond pulsed discharge

J Sun, Y Bao, J Ravelid, S Nilsson, AA Konnov… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work investigates the effects of atmospheric-pressure nanosecond (ns) pulsed plasma
discharges on NH 3/air flames using optical emission spectroscopy (OES). Firstly, spatially …

[HTML][HTML] Low-temperature chemistry in plasma-driven ammonia oxidative pyrolysis

M Zhang, Q Chen, G Zhou, J Sun, H Lin - Green Energy & Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonia is gaining increasing attention as a green alternative fuel for achieving large-scale
carbon emission reduction. Despite its potential technical prospects, the harsh ignition …

[HTML][HTML] Consistent thermodynamics for plasma-assisted combustion

T Hazenberg, JFJ Janssen, J van Dijk… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Excited-state species are a vital component of plasma chemistry modeling. Many previous
works have studied the reactions of excited-state species. In almost all of these studies, the …

A numerical investigation of plasma-assisted ignition by a burst of nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges

Y Bechane, B Fiorina - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanosecond repetitive pulse discharges (NRP) are a promising technology to promote the
ignition of a lean reactive mixture. The success or failure of ignition results from complex …