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Comparative Analysis of Flame Propagation and Flammability Limits of CH 4 /H 2 /Air Mixture with or without Nanosecond Plasma Discharges.

Authors :
Mehdi, Ghazanfar
De Giorgi, Maria Grazia
Bonuso, Sara
Shah, Zubair Ali
Cinieri, Giacomo
Ficarella, Antonio
Source :
Aerospace (MDPI Publishing); Mar2023, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p224, 15p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This study investigates the kinetic modeling of CH<subscript>4</subscript>/H<subscript>2</subscript>/Air mixture with nanosecond pulse discharge (NSPD) by varying H<subscript>2</subscript>/CH<subscript>4</subscript> ratios from 0 to 20% at ambient pressure and temperature. A validated version of the plasma and chemical kinetic mechanisms was used. Two numerical tools, ZDPlasKin and CHEMKIN, were combined to analyze the thermal and kinetic effects of NSPD on flame speed enhancement. The addition of H<subscript>2</subscript> and plasma excitation increased flame speed. The highest improvement (35%) was seen with 20% H<subscript>2</subscript> and 1.2 mJ plasma energy input at ϕ = 1. Without plasma discharge, a 20% H<subscript>2</subscript> blend only improved flame speed by 14% compared to 100% CH4. The study found that lean conditions at low flame temperature resulted in significant improvement in flame speed. With 20% H<subscript>2</subscript> and NSPD, flame speed reached 37 cm/s at flame temperature of 2040 K at ϕ = 0.8. Similar results were observed with 0% and 5% H<subscript>2</subscript> and a flame temperature of 2200 K at ϕ = 1. Lowering the flame temperature reduced NO<subscript>x</subscript> emissions. Combining 20% H<subscript>2</subscript> and NSPD also increased the flammability limit to ϕ = 0.35 at a flame temperature of 1350 K, allowing for self-sustained combustion even at low temperatures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22264310
Volume :
10
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Aerospace (MDPI Publishing)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
162724449
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10030224