Plasma assisted combustion of lean premixed flames: High-speed imaging of streamer and flame dynamics
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Abstract
Siummary form only given. Plasma assisted combustion (PAC) by pulsed-plasma discharge has received increasing attention in the last few years. This technology shows much promise in the field of flame stabilization, and flame acceleration. Here, PAC is of particular interest to the gas turbine industry for use during transient engine operation. Such an operation mode may cause instabilities and lead to the extinction of lean-burning flames.In this contribution we report on the stabilization and anchoring of lean premixed v-shaped flames, through the use of repetitive high-voltage, pulsed-plasma discharges. A high-voltage pulse generator capable of producing impulsions of 0-13 kV at continuous operating pulse repetition frequencies of 0-25 kHz and with short-circuit protection was designed and built for the application. Methane/air flames were stabilized using a 6 kV (300 ns FWHM) pulse applied to a needle shaped anode centered in a convergent nozzle. The effect of pulse repetition frequency on flame anchoring and blow off velocity enhancement was investigated. High-speed imaging was used to observe the effect of the plasma discharges on two separate timescales. First, the production of excited species and streamer dynamics were investigated on the nanosecond timescale. Second, flame dynamics following a high voltage pulse were investigated on the microsecond to millisecond timescale. Our preliminary observations reveal that a 30% increase of the blow off speed can be achieved for lean equivalence ratios (0.60<;φ<;0.80), using a high repetition rate pulsed glow discharge.
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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