Non-premixed counterflow methane flames in DC/AC/NS electric fields

Tang, Yong; Simeni Simeni, Marien; Yao, Qiang; Adamovich, Igor V.

doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112051

Title: Non-premixed counterflow methane flames in DC/AC/NS electric fields

Journal Article · 19 February 2022 · Combustion and Flame

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112051 · OSTI ID:1976994

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The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (United States); Tsinghua University, Beijing (China); OSTI
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (United States)
Tsinghua University, Beijing (China)

The response of counterflow diffusion flames to sub-breakdown DC and AC electric fields, as well as their superposition with ns pulse discharge waveforms, is studied in the plane-to-plane electrode geometry. Sub-breakdown DC and low-frequency AC electric fields cause the flame displacement toward the grounded electrode, in the direction of the applied field, indicating that the body force on the positive ions exceeds that on the electrons and negative ions. As the AC frequency increases, the flame response becomes less pronounced, due to the reduction of the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) body force impulse over the AC half-period. The electric field in the electrode gap is determined by ps Electric Field Induced Second Harmonic (E-FISH) generation, with absolute calibration using sub-breakdown ns pulses overlapped with the measured electric field waveform. The results show that the electric field distribution across the flame in the current saturation regime follows the Laplacian field. This indicates that the space charge density in the gap is too low to distort the applied DC or AC field, consistent with the kinetic modeling predictions. Combining a nanosecond pulse discharge with a sub-breakdown DC field generates a diffuse plasma across the entire gap. Time-resolved and spatially resolved measurements of the electric field in the discharge indicate the ionization wave propagation between the electrodes. The present results do not exhibit a detectable flame displacement enhancement by ns discharge pulses combined with a sub-breakdown field, observed previously. Kinetic modeling calculations show that the absence of this effect in the plane-to-plane geometry is due to the rapid plasma self-shielding. This indicates that alternative electrode geometries limiting the self-shielding would be more effective for the plasma / electric field enhanced flameholding and flame stabilization applications.

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Research Organization:: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); China Scholarship Council

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002374

OSTI ID:: 1976994

Journal Information:: Combustion and Flame, Journal Name: Combustion and Flame Journal Issue: C Vol. 240; ISSN 0010-2180

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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