Enhanced Power Output from a Gaseous Fuel Burner Involving Pulsed Spark Discharge

REFERENCES

• Adamovich, I.V. 2014. Diagnostics and modeling of plasma assisted combustion kinetics. Presented at the 41st EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Berlin, Germany, June 23–27, pp. 1–11.
   Google Scholar
• Aleksandrov, N.L., Kindysheva, S.V., and Kochetov, I.V. 2014. Kinetics of low temperature plasmas for plasma-assisted combustion and aerodynamics. Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 23, 1.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Belhi, M., Domingo, P., and Vervisch, P. 2009. Effect of electric field on flame stability. In Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Vienna, Austria, April 14–17; Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 1–6.
   Google Scholar
• Cabra, R., Chen, J.-Y., Dibble, R.W., Karpetis, A.N., and Barlow, R.S. 2005. Lifted methane-air jet flames in a vitiated coflow. Combust. Flame, 143, 491.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Calcote, H.F. 1949. Electrical properties of flames: Burner flames in transverse electric fields. Proc. Combust. Inst., 3, 245.
   Google Scholar
• Calcote, H.F., and Berman, C.H. 1989. Increased methane-air stability limits by a DC electric field. Presented at the Fossil Fuel Combustion Symposium, Houston, TX, January 22–25, pp. 25–31.
   Google Scholar
• Calcote, H.F., and Pease, R.N. 1951. Electrical properties of flames: Burner flames in longitudinal electrical fields. Ind. Eng. Chem., 43, 2726.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coelho, P.J. 2007. Numerical simulation of the interaction between turbulence and radiation in reactive flows. Prog. Energy Combust. Sci., 33, 311.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Criner, K., Cessou, A., and Vervisch, P. 2007. A comparative study of the stabilization of propane lifted jet-flames by pulsed, AC and DC high-voltage discharges. Presented at the Third European Combustion Meeting, Chania, Crete, Greece, April 11–13, pp. 1–8.
   Google Scholar
• Dold, J.W. 1989. Flame propagation in a non-uniform mixture: Analysis of slowly varying triple flames. Combust. Flame, 76, 71.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ducharme, C. 2010. Technical and economic analysis of plasma-assisted waste-to-energy processes. M.Sc. thesis, Columbia University.
   Google Scholar
• Dutta, A., Yin, Z., and Adamovich, I.V. 2011. Cavity ignition and flame holding of ethylene-air and hydrogen-air flames by a repetitively pulsed nanosecond discharge. Combust. Flame, 158, 1564.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gulyaev, G.A., Popkov, G.A., and Shebeko, Y.N. 1985. Effect of a constant electric field on self-ignition temperature of organic materials in air. Combust. Explos. Shock Waves, 21, 403.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hayhurst, A.N., and Vince, I.M. 1980. Nitric oxide formation from N2 in flames: The importance of prompt NO. Prog. Energy Combust. Sci., 6, 35.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Heywood, J.B. 1988. Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw- Hill, Inc., New York, pp. 427–443.
   Google Scholar
• Heywood, J.B. 1994. Combustion and its modeling in spark-ignition engines. Presented at the International Symposium COMODIA 94, Lisbon, Portugal, October 4–9, pp. 1–14.
   Google Scholar
• Jaggers, H.C., and Von Engel, A. 1971. The effect of electric fields on the burning velocity of various flames. Combust. Flame, 16, 275.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim, W., Do, H., Mungal, M.G., and Cappelli, M.A. 2008. Optimal discharge placement in plasma-assisted combustion of a methane jet in cross flow. Combust. Flame, 153, 603.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim, W.-W., and Menon, S. 1997. Application of the localized dynamic subgrid-scale model to turbulent wall-bounded flows. Technical Report AIAA-97-0210. Presented at the 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 6–10.
   Google Scholar
• Ko, Y.S., and Chung, S.H. 1999. Propagation of unsteady tribrachial flames in laminar non-premixed jets. Combust. Flame, 118, 151.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kuhl, J., Jovicic, G., Zigan, L., and Leipertz, A. 2012. Study of laminar premixed flames in transient electric fields using PLIF and PIV techniques. Presented at the 16th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, July 9–12, pp. 1–12.
   Google Scholar
• Lawton, J., and Weinberg, F.J. 1969. Electrical Aspects of Combustion, Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 23–62.
   Google Scholar
• Lee, J., and Chung, S.H. 2001. Characteristics of reattachment and blowout of laminar lifted flames in partially premixed propane jets. Combust. Flame, 127, 2194.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee, J., Won, S.H., Jin, S.H., and Chung, S.H. 2003a. Lifted flames in laminar jets of propane in coflow air. Combust. Flame, 135, 449.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee, J., Won, S.H., Jin, S.H., Chung, S.H., Fujita, O., and Ito, K. 2003b. Propagation speed of tribrachial (triple) flame of propane in laminar jets under normal and micro gravity conditions. Combust. Flame, 134, 411.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee, S.M., Park, C.S., Cha, M.S., and Chung, S.H. 2005. Effect of electric fields on the liftoff of nonpremixed turbulent jet flames. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 33, 1703.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Li, S.C., and Williams, F.A. 1999. NOx formation in two-stage methane-air flames. Combust. Flame, 118, 399.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maly, R. 1981. Ignition model for spark discharges and the early phase of flame front growth. Proc. Combust. Inst., 18, 1747.
   Google Scholar
• Marcum, S.D., and Ganguly, B.N. 2005. Electric-field-induced flame speed modification. Combust. Flame, 143, 27.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Matsubara, Y., and Takita, K. 2011. Effect of mixing ratio of N2/O2 feedstock on ignition by plasma jet torch. Proc. Combust. Inst., 33, 3203.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mohamad, A.A., Viskanta, R., and Ramadahyani, S. 1994. Numerical predictions of combustion and heat transfer in a packed bed with embedded coolant tubes. Combust. Sci. Technol., 96, 387.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Naha, S., and Aggarwal, S.K. 2004. Fuel effects on NOx emissions in partially premixed flames. Combust. Flame, 139, 90.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Noorani, R.I., and Holmes, R.E. 1985. Effects of electric fields on the blowoff limits of a methane-air flame. AIAA J., 23, 1452.
   Google Scholar
• Panteleev, A.F., Popkov, G.A., Shebeko, Y.N., Tsarichenko, S.G., and Gorshkov, V.I. 1991. Effect of an electric field on concentration limits for propane flame propagation in air. Combust. Explos. Shock Waves, 22, 22.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Randeberg, E. 2006. Electric spark ignition of sensitive dust clouds in the sub 1 mJ range. PhD thesis. University of Bergen, Norway.
   Google Scholar
• Rocha, A.M., Carvalho Jr., J.A., and Lacava, P.T. 2008. Gas concentration and temperature in acoustically excited Delft turbulent jet flames. Fuel, 87, 3433.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sakhrieh, A., Lins, G., Dinkelacker, F., Hammer, T., Leipertz, A., and Branston, D.W. 2005. Electric field control of a premixed turbulent flame at high pressure. In Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, April 3–6; Springer, New York, pp. 1–5.
   Google Scholar
• Shebeko, Y.N. 1983. Effect of an AC electric field on normal combustion rate of organic compounds in air. Combust. Explos. Shock Waves, 18, 427.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shinjo, J., Matsuyama, S., Mizobuchi, Y., and Ogawa, S. 2007. Study on flame dynamics with secondary fuel injection control by large eddy simulation. Combust. Flame, 150, 277.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Song, J., and Sunwoo, M. 2002. An experimental and mathematical study on the effects of ignition energy and system on the flame kernel development. KSME Int. J., 16, 829.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stambuleanu, A. 1976. Flame Combustion Processes in Industry, Abacus Press, Kent, UK, pp. 63–65.
   Google Scholar
• Starikovskaia, S.M. 2006. Plasma assisted ignition and combustion. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 39, 265.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Starikovskaia, S.M., Kukaev, E.N., Kuksin, A.Y., Nudnova, M.M., and Starikovskii, A.Y. 2004. Analysis of the spatial uniformity of the combustion of a gaseous mixture initiated by a nanosecond discharge. Combust. Flame, 139, 177.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Starikovskii, A.Y. 2003. Initiation of ignition by the action of a high-current pulsed discharge on a gas. Combust. Explos. Shock Waves, 39, 619.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Starikovskii, A.Y. 2005. Plasma supported combustion. Proc. Combust. Inst., 30, 2405.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Starikovskiy, A., and Aleksandrov, N. 2013. Plasma-assisted ignition and combustion. Prog. Energy Combust. Sci., 39, 61.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sun, L., Lins, G., and Hammer, T. 2005. Interaction of low-pressure flat flame with an electric field. In Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, April 3–6; Springer, New York, pp. 1–6.
   Google Scholar
• Sun, W., Uddi, M., Won, S.H., Ombrello, T., Carter, C., and Ju, Y. 2012. Kinetic effects of nanosecond pulsed discharge on the extinction of partially premixed methane flame. Combust. Flame, 159, 221.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thiele, M., Selle, S., Riedel, U., Warnatz, J., and Maas, U. 2000. Numerical simulation of spark ignition including ionization. Proc. Combust. Inst., 28, 1177.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vatazhin, A.B., Likhter, V.A., Sepp, V.A., and Shul’gin, V.I. 1995. Effect of an electric field on the nitrogen oxide emission and structure of a laminar propane diffusion flame. Fluid Dyn., 30, 166.
   Google Scholar
• Won, S.H., Cha, M.S., Park, C.S., and Chung, S.H. 2007. Effect of electric fields on reattachment and propagation speed of tribrachial flames in laminar coflow jets. Proc. Combust. Inst., 31, 963.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Won, S.H., Ryu, S.K., Kim, M.K., Cha, M.S., and Chung, S.H. 2008. Effect of electric fields on the propagation speed of tribrachial flames in coflow jets. Combust. Flame, 152, 496.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wu, L., Lane, J., Cernansky, N.P., Miller, D.L., Fridman, A.A., and Starikovskiy, A.Y. 2011. Plasma-assisted ignition below self-ignition threshold in methane, ethane, propane and butane-air mixtures. Proc. Combust. Inst., 33, 3219.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xue, H., and Aggarwal, S.K. 2003. NOx emissions in n-heptane/air partially premixed flames. Combust. Flame, 132, 723.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yagodnikov, D.A., and Voronetskii, A.V. 1994. Effect of an external electrical field on ignition and combustion processes. Combust. Explos. Shock Waves, 30, 261.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yin, Z., and Adamovich, I. V. 2011. Ignition delay and time-resolved temperature measurements in nanosecond pulse hydrogen-air and ethylene-air plasma at elevated initial temperatures. Presented at the 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL, January 4–7, pp. 1212–1219.
   Google Scholar
• Yin, Z., Montello, A., Carter, C.D., Lempert, W.R., and Adamovich, I. V. 2013. Measurements of temperature and hydroxyl radical generation/decay in lean fuel-air mixtures excited by a repetitively pulsed nanosecond discharge. Combust. Flame, 160, 1594.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zake, M., Turlajs, D., and Purmals, M. 2000. Electric field control of NOx formation in the flame channel flows. Global Nest Int. J., 2, 99.
   Google Scholar
• Zhang, Y., Wu, Y., Yang, H., Zhang, H., and Zhu, M. 2013. Effect of high-frequency alternating electric fields on the behavior and nitric oxide emission of laminar non-premixed flames. Fuel, 109, 350.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar