The role of non-thermal transient plasma for enhanced flame ignition in C2H4-air

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Singleton, D ^a   Pendleton, S J ^b   Gundersen, M A ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGETIC ELECTRON; ENGINE APPLICATION; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXCITED SPECIES; FLAME IGNITION; FUEL OXIDATION; IGNITION DELAYS; IGNITION PROCESS; LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD; NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMAS; NONTHERMAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPARK IGNITION; STREAMER CHANNEL; THERMAL PHASE; TRANSFER ENERGY; TRANSIENT PLASMA IGNITION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MACHINE DESIGN; PLASMAS; REACTION RATES;

IGNITION;

EID: 78650672786     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/2/022001     Document Type: Article

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