Review of combustion stabilization for hypersonic airbreathing propulsion

Q Liu, D Baccarella, T Lee - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
A review of fundamental research in combustion stabilization for hypersonic airbreathing
propulsion is presented. Combustion in high-speed airbreathing propulsion systems …

Flames with plasmas

DA Lacoste - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-equilibrium plasma discharges can create a favorable environment for combustion
processes, at low energy cost.“How favorable?” and “How low?” are two open questions that …

Premixed flame ignition: Theoretical development

D Yu, Z Chen - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Premixed flame ignition is a fundamental issue in combustion. A basic understanding of this
phenomenon is crucial for fire safety control and for the development of advanced …

Experimental study on the discharge characteristics of high-voltage nanosecond pulsed discharges and its effect on the ignition and combustion processes

J Tian, Y Xiong, Z Liu, L Wang, Y Wang, W Yin… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-equilibrium plasma has been proven to expand ignition limits and enhance
combustion. This paper uses high-voltage nanosecond pulsed discharge (NPD) to generate …

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 …

Spark ignition transitions in premixed turbulent combustion

SS Shy - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent discoveries and developments on the dynamic process of premixed turbulent spark
ignition are reviewed. The focus here is on the variation of turbulent minimum ignition …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Low-temperature filamentary plasma for ignition-stabilized combustion

R Patel, J van Oijen, N Dam, S Nijdam - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, an experimental study investigating dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma-
assisted ignition in methane-air flows at near-atmospheric pressure is presented …

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 …