Title :
Transient Plasma Fuel–Air Ignition
Author :
Singleton, Daniel R. ; Gundersen, Martin A.
Author_Institution :
Ming Hsieh Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Transient plasma ignition, a method of fuel-air ignition involving streamer discharges produced by nanosecond high-voltage pulses, is attractive, and that it reduces ignition delay, increases the burning rate, and can ignite leaner mixtures compared with the traditional spark ignition. In this paper, images of the transient plasma discharges and subsequent flame development in a C2H4-air mixture were captured using a single-lens reflex camera and a high-speed camera, respectively.
Keywords :
air; combustion; flames; ignition; organic compounds; plasma chemistry; plasma diagnostics; sparks; C2H4-air mixture; burning rate; flame development process; fuel-air ignition method; high-speed camera; ignition delay analysis; nanosecond high-voltage pulse; single-lens reflex camera; spark ignition process; streamer discharge analysis; transient plasma discharge image; transient plasma fuel-air ignition; Anodes; Discharges; Ignition; Plasmas; Sparks; Streaming media; Transient analysis; Combustion; compact pulsed power; nonequilibrium plasma; pulse generator; streamers; transient plasma ignition;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2135380
