Non-equilibrium plasma for ignition and combustion enhancement

S Starikovskaia, DA Lacoste, G Colonna - The European Physical Journal …, 2021 - Springer
This review is intended to give an overview of recent results on plasma-assisted ignition and
combustion. The influence of electrical discharges on combustion processes is introduced …

The energy tree: Non-equilibrium energy transfer in collision-dominated plasmas

HP Li, KK Ostrikov, W Sun - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Collision-dominated plasmas (CDPs) possess unique features compared to traditional fluid
and collision-free plasmas that arise from frequent collisions among various species …

Sparking potential over 1200 V by a falling water droplet

L Li, X Li, W Deng, C Shen, X Chen, H Sheng… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Hydrovoltaic technology has achieved notable breakthroughs in electric output via using the
moving boundary of electric double layer, but the output voltage induced by droplets is …

Sustainable nitrogen fixation with nanosecond pulsed spark discharges: insights into free-radical-chain reactions

S Zhang, L Zong, X Zeng, R Zhou, Y Liu, C Zhang… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Considering the increasing demand for fertilizers to support the global food supply, as well
as the high-energy consumption and environmental concerns caused by industrial nitrogen …

Fully ionized nanosecond discharges in air: the thermal spark

N Minesi, S Stepanyan, P Mariotto… - Plasma Sources …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The formation and decay of the thermal spark generated by a single nanosecond high-
voltage pulse between pin electrodes are characterized in this study. The influence of air …

Fast fine-scale spark filamentation and its effect on the spark resistance

EV Parkevich, MA Medvedev… - Plasma Sources …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Formation of a millimeter-sized spark discharge in ambient air is traced on a nanosecond
time scale using multi-frame laser probing with an exposure time of 70 ps and spatial …

Filamentary nanosecond surface dielectric barrier discharge. Plasma properties in the filaments

SA Shcherbanev, C Ding… - Plasma Sources …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Streamer-to-filament transition is a general feature of nanosecond discharges at elevated
pressure. The transition is observed in different discharges by different groups: in the …

Direct methane-to-ethylene conversion in a nanosecond pulsed discharge

M Scapinello, E Delikonstantis, GD Stefanidis - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
We report that gas phase plasma-assisted non-oxidative methane coupling can lead to
formation of ethylene as major product at∼ 20% yield per pass. This is attained by using a …

Methane coupling in nanosecond pulsed plasmas: Correlation between temperature and pressure and effects on product selectivity

E Morais, E Delikonstantis, M Scapinello… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a zero-dimensional kinetic model to characterise specifically the gas-phase
dynamics of methane conversion in a nanosecond pulsed discharge (NPD) plasma reactor …

Extremely fast formation of anode spots in an atmospheric discharge points to a fundamental ultrafast breakdown mechanism

EV Parkevich, MA Medvedev… - Plasma Sources …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
By employing multi-frame laser interferometry, shadow, and schlieren imaging, we trace the
formation of a nanosecond spark discharge in millimeter-sized air gaps formed by a point …