1D modeling of plasma streamers at ammonia-air flame conditions

Sanjeev Taneja, Taaresh; Sitaraman, Hariswaran; Yang, Suo

doi:10.1088/1361-6463/ad7ecb

Title: 1D modeling of plasma streamers at ammonia-air flame conditions

Journal Article · 14 October 2024 · Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad7ecb · OSTI ID:2466272

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Abstract Self-consistent 1D modeling of streamers in ammonia-oxygen-nitrogen-water mixtures has been performed in this work. A fluid model that includes species transport, electrostatic potential, and detailed chemistry was developed and verified. This model is then used to simulate the avalanche, streamer formation and propagation phases, driven by a nanosecond voltage pulse, at different thermochemical conditions derived from a 1D laminar premixed ammonia-air flame. The applicability of the Meek’s criterion in predicting the streamer inception location was successfully confirmed. Streamer formation and propagation duration were found to vary significantly with different thermochemical conditions, due to the difference in ionization rates. The thermochemical state also affected the breakdown characteristics which was tested by maintaining the background reduced electric field constant. Detailed kinetic analyses revealed the importance of $O (^{1} D)$ in the production of key radicals, such as O, OH, and NH ₂ . Furthermore, the contributions of the dissociative electronic excitation of NH ₃ towards the production of H and NH ₂ radicals have also been reported. Spatial and temporal evolution of the electron energy loss fractions for various inelastic collision processes at different thermochemical states uncovered the input plasma energy spent of fuel dissociation and the large variability in the dominant processes during the avalanche and streamer propagation phases. The methodology and analyses reported in this work are key towards developing effective strategies for controlled nanosecond-pulsed non-equilibrium plasma sources used for ammonia ignition and flame stabilization.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 2466272

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--2C00-91153

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 58; ISSN 0022-3727

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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