Time and space resolved diagnostics for plasma thermal-chemical instability of fuel oxidation in nanosecond plasma discharges

Rousso, Aric C.; Goldberg, Benjamin M.; Chen, Timothy Y.; Wu, Shuqun; Dogariu, Arthur; Miles, Richard B.; Kolemen, Egemen; Ju, Yiguang

doi:10.1088/1361-6595/abb7be

Time and space resolved diagnostics for plasma thermal-chemical instability of fuel oxidation in nanosecond plasma discharges

Journal Article · Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Plasma Sources Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/abb7be· OSTI ID:1821896

^[1]; Goldberg, Benjamin M. ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[4]; Dogariu, Arthur ^[3]; Miles, Richard B. ^[5]; Kolemen, Egemen ^[6]; Ju, Yiguang ^[3]

Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Here, an instability in a nanosecond pulsed dielectric barrier discharge plasma occurring in methane–oxygen–argon mixtures is experimentally observed and measured by 1D time-resolved in situ electric field measurements. This instability, which seems to be created by the positive feedback between plasma kinetics and plasma-assisted low temperature fuel oxidation, is studied using electric field induced second harmonic generation and direct ICCD imaging. The rapid formation of streamers from an originally uniform discharge appears to be caused by the chemical kinetics of plasma-assisted low temperature methane oxidation, which may be resulting in a new type of plasma instability: a thermal-chemical instability. The results also revealed that the occurrence of this possible thermal-chemical instability in a reactive flow drastically changes the plasma properties by forming multiple secondary discharges and possibly leads to micron-sized non-uniform electric distributions. Single shot uncalibrated measurements of the electric field of the micron sized streamers appears to show much greater strengths than the average electric field. Furthermore, one-dimensional data analysis shows the positive feedback loop between the streamers and the low temperature plasma assisted oxidation chemistry in the plasma thermal-chemical instability. The present finding advances the understanding plasma instability growth and provides a new way to control plasma uniformity in plasma-assisted combustion and plasma fuel reforming.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020233

OSTI ID:: 1821896

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 23022948
OSTI ID: 1906180

Journal Information:: Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Journal Name: Plasma Sources Science and Technology Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 29; ISSN 1361-6595

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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