Kinetic effects of nanosecond discharge on ignition delay time

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2016.05.014

Abstract

Abstract: The effects of nanosecond discharge on ignition characteristics of a stoichiometric methane-air mixture without inert diluent gas were studied by numerical simulation at 0.1 MPa and an initial temperature of 1300 K. A modified non-equilibrium plasma kinetic model was developed to simulate the temporal evolution of particles produced during nanosecond discharge and its afterglow. As important roles in ignition, path fluxes of O and H radicals were analyzed in detail. Different strength of E/N and different discharge duration were applied to the discharge process in this study. And the results presented that a deposited energy of 1-30 mJ·cm^-3 could dramatically reduce the ignition delay time. Furthermore, temperature and radicals analysis was conducted to investigate the effect of non-equilibrium plasma on production of intermediate radicals. Finally, sensitivity analysis was employed to have further understanding on ignition chemistries of the mixture under nanosecond discharge.

Key words: Nanosecond discharge, Ignition delay time, Methane, Kinetic modeling, Numerical simulation

摘要： The effects of nanosecond discharge on ignition characteristics of a stoichiometric methane-air mixture without inert diluent gas were studied by numerical simulation at 0.1 MPa and an initial temperature of 1300 K. A modified non-equilibrium plasma kinetic model was developed to simulate the temporal evolution of particles produced during nanosecond discharge and its afterglow. As important roles in ignition, path fluxes of O and H radicals were analyzed in detail. Different strength of E/N and different discharge duration were applied to the discharge process in this study. And the results presented that a deposited energy of 1-30 mJ·cm^-3 could dramatically reduce the ignition delay time. Furthermore, temperature and radicals analysis was conducted to investigate the effect of non-equilibrium plasma on production of intermediate radicals. Finally, sensitivity analysis was employed to have further understanding on ignition chemistries of the mixture under nanosecond discharge.

关键词: Nanosecond discharge, Ignition delay time, Methane, Kinetic modeling, Numerical simulation

Xingqian Mao, Guoxiu Li, Qi Chen, Yujun Zhao. Kinetic effects of nanosecond discharge on ignition delay time[J]. , 2016, 24(12): 1719-1727.

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