Advances in plasma-assisted ignition and combustion for combustors of aerospace engines

M Li, Z Wang, R Xu, X Zhang, Z Chen… - Aerospace Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The improvement of the ignition and combustion performance of aerospace engines under
extreme conditions such as high altitude, low temperature, low pressure, and high speed is …

Nanosecond pulsed plasma assisted combustion of ammonia-air mixtures: Effects on ignition delays and NOx emission

TS Taneja, PN Johnson, S Yang - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Computational investigation of plasma assisted combustion of ammonia-air mixtures in
constant volume and constant pressure reactors are conducted, to determine the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] On nanosecond plasma-assisted ammonia combustion: Effects of pulse and mixture properties

M Shahsavari, AA Konnov, A Valera-Medina… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of nanosecond plasma discharges on the combustion characteristics
of ammonia are investigated over a wide range of mixture properties and plasma settings …

Understanding non-equilibrium N2O/NOx chemistry in plasma-assisted low-temperature NH3 oxidation

H Zhong, X Mao, N Liu, Z Wang, T Ombrello, Y Ju - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia represents one of most promising zero-carbon energy solutions to address the
increasingly urgent climate change problem. However, the existing utilization of ammonia …

A numerical investigation of NH3/O2/He ignition limits in a non-thermal plasma

G Faingold, JK Lefkowitz - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
This numerical study of the ignition characteristics of ammonia in a pulsed plasma discharge
includes the assembly of a kinetic model for the oxidation of ammonia/oxygen/helium …

Modeling of the effects of non-equilibrium excitation and electrode geometry on H2/air ignition in a nanosecond plasma discharge

X Mao, H Zhong, T Zhang, A Starikovskiy, Y Ju - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents the results of two-dimensional modeling of the effects of non-equilibrium
excitation and electrode geometry on H 2/air ignition in a nanosecond plasma discharge. A …

Effects of inter-pulse coupling on nanosecond pulsed high frequency discharge ignition in a flowing mixture

X Mao, H Zhong, Z Wang, T Ombrello, Y Ju - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work numerically investigates the effects of non-equilibrium nanosecond plasma
discharge pulse repetition frequency, pulse number, and flow velocity on the critical ignition …

Plasma-Assisted Dry Reforming of CH4: How Small Amounts of O2 Addition Can Drastically Enhance the Oxygenate Production─Experiments and Insights from …

S Li, J Sun, Y Gorbanev, K van't Veer… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasma-based dry reforming of methane (DRM) into high-value-added oxygenates is an
appealing approach to enable otherwise thermodynamically unfavorable chemical reactions …

Kinetic study of plasma-assisted n-dodecane/O2/N2 pyrolysis and oxidation in a nanosecond-pulsed discharge

H Zhong, X Mao, AC Rousso, CL Patrick, C Yan… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the kinetics of low-temperature pyrolysis and oxidation of n-
dodecane/O 2/N 2 mixtures in a repetitively-pulsed nanosecond discharge experimentally …

Plasmas for in situ resource utilization on Mars: Fuels, life support, and agriculture

V Guerra, T Silva, N Pinhão, O Guaitella… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This work discusses the potential of combining non-thermal plasmas and conducting
membranes for in situ resource utilization (ISRU) on Mars. By converting different molecules …