Non-Self-Maintained Discharge Plasma in Propane–Air Mixture

Author

Ardelyan, Nikolai V. ; Bychkov, Vladimir L. ; Kochetov, Igor V. ; Kosmachevskii, Konstantin V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Math. & Cybern., M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Moscow, Russia

Volume

39

Issue

12

fYear

2011

Firstpage

3326

Lastpage

3330

Abstract

Theoretical modeling of electron-molecule processes in propane-air mixture in external electric field and electron beam have been made. Evolution of main charged and neutral particles in time has been obtained. Gas temperature evolution has allowed to make conclusions on the ignition of propane-air mixture at different concentrations of propane in humid propane-air mixture. The delay time of ignition decreases in lean mixtures.

Keywords

air; discharges (electric); gas mixtures; organic compounds; plasma transport processes; delay time; electron beam; electron-molecule processes; external electric field; gas temperature evolution; ignition; lean mixtures; main charged particles; neutral particles; nonself-maintained discharge plasma; propane-air mixture; theoretical modeling; Discharges; Electron beams; Ignition; Ionization; Mathematical model; Plasma temperature; Electron-beam ionization; external electric field; non-self-maintained (non-self-sustained) gas discharge; propane–air mixture;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2011.2159628

Filename

5958618