Advantage of using oxygen as plasma jet feedstock for methane/air ignition

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 908-913

  Shuzenji, Kiyotaka ^a,c   Tachibana, Takeshi ^b,d,e  

^a FUKUOKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Mechanics and Electronics Research Institute   (Japan)

^d Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Japan)

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IGNITION; METHANE; OXYGEN; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

DISASSOCIATION ENERGY; IGNITION TESTS; OXYGEN PLASMA JETS; PLASMA JET FEEDSTOCKS;

PLASMA JETS;

EID: 26244439689     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.8668     Document Type: Article

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