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Research Article

On the Effect of a DC Electric Field on Soot Particles’ Emission of a Laminar Diffusion Flame

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Pages 213-224 | Received 08 Feb 2019, Accepted 21 Sep 2019, Published online: 15 Oct 2019
 

ABSTRACT

Electric fields were proved to affect combustion stability, flame form, and pollutant emissions. The influence of the electric field on soot formation and growth is still an open topic. In this context, the effect of an external electric field on a 67 mm laminar diffusion flame was studied and ethylene was used as well-suited fuel to investigate soot formation and growth. The flame was placed under a uniform high voltage difference and laser Extinction/Scattering techniques were employed to monitor soot volume fraction, particles’ diameter and particles’ number concentration at different locations in the flame body. Interestingly, when a potential of 8 kV was applied, the flame appeared to be shorter and larger, soot volume fraction diminished whilst the particles’ diameter increased under the effect of the electric field. The ionic wind is considered the main cause of the geometrical modifications of the flame due to the increase in the burning rate and the acceleration of charged species. It was, besides the action of the electric field on the growth mechanism, the plausible source for the soot formation variation in the flame.

Nomenclature

abuoy=

Acceleration of the gas due to gravity

aelect=

Acceleration due to the electric field

D63=

Sixth to third moment ratio of particles diameter

E(m)=

Function of the refractive index of the soot

F(m)=

Function of the refractive index of the soot

fv=

Soot volume fraction

HAB=

Height above burner

I=

Intensity of the immerged beam

I0=

Intensity of the incident beam

Ke=

Extinction coefficient

Ks90°=

Scattering coefficient

N=

Number concentration of particles

r=

Flame radius with no electric field

relect=

Flame radius under an electric field directed to the grid

T=

Transmittance

u0=

Velocity at the burner nozzle

λe=

Extinction wavelength

λs=

Scattering wavelength

Subscripts

e=

Extinction

s=

Scattering

Superscripts

90°=

Direction of collected scattered light

+=

Electric field directed to the grid

Acknowledgments

The research reported in this publication was supported by labex Caprysses (Convention ANR-11-LABX 0006-01), CNRS and Orleans University.

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