Influence of nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges on the stability of a swirled propane/air burner representative of an aeronautical combustor

S. Barbosa*, G. Pilla, D. A. Lacoste, P. Scouflaire, S. Ducruix, C. O. Laux, D. Veynante

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    Abstract

    This paper reports on an experimental study of the influence of a nanosecond repetitively pulsed spark discharge on the stability domain of a propane/air flame. This flame is produced in a lean premixed swirled combustor representative of an aeronautical combustion chamber. The lean extinction limits of the flame produced without and with plasma are determined and compared. It appears that only a low mean discharge power is necessary to increase the flame stability domain. Lastly, the effects of several parameters (pulse repetition frequency, global flowrate, electrode location) are studied.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Article number20140335
    JournalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
    Volume373
    Issue number2048
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 13 2015

    Keywords

    • Flame stabilization
    • Lean premixed combustion
    • Nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges
    • Optical diagnostics
    • Plasma-assisted combustion

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Mathematics
    • General Engineering
    • General Physics and Astronomy

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