Chemi-ion-current-induced dissociative recombination in premixed hydrocarbon/air flames

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1079-1084

  Wisman, David L ^a,d   Marcum, S D ^b,e   Ganguly, Biswa N ^c,f  

^a UES INC   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Power and Propulsion Division

^e Department of Physics ^*

^f Building 490

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMBUSTION; DISSOCIATION; HYDROCARBONS; IONS;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CURRENT CONTINUITY; DISSOCIATIVE RECOMBINATIONS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; FLAME CHEMISTRY; ION RECOMBINATION; PLASMA ASSISTED COMBUSTION; PRODUCTION LEVEL;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 54549111232     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.31823     Document Type: Article

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