In-depth study on propane-air combustion enhancement with dielectric barrier discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 12 PART 1, 2010, Pages 3272-3281

  Tang, Jie ^a   Zhao, Wei ^a   Duan, Yixiang ^b  

^a XI AN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND PRECISION MECHANICS   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD); emission spectroscopy; low temperature plasma; plasma assisted combustion

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION METHOD; ACTIVE SPECIES; AIR COMBUSTION; AIR COMPONENTS; AIR STREAMS; COMBUSTION FLAMES; COMBUSTION ZONES; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; EXCITED MOLECULAR OXYGEN; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLAME TEMPERATURES; FLAME ZONES; HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION; IN-DEPTH STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; OH RADICAL; PROPANE COMBUSTION; REACTION MECHANISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE RISE;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC REACTORS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLOW CONTROL; FREE RADICALS; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; NITROGEN PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PROPANE;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 78650286557     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2010.2084597     Document Type: Article

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