Deflagration to detonation transition assisted by equilibrium and non-equilibrium plasma

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albina Tropina ◽  
Rajib Mahamud ◽  
David W. Yorn ◽  
Richard B. Miles
Keyword(s):  
Equilibrium Plasma ◽  
Deflagration To Detonation Transition ◽  
Detonation Transition ◽  
Non Equilibrium

scholarly journals Plasma-assisted ignition and deflagration-to-detonation transition

2012 ◽  
Vol 370 (1960) ◽  
pp. 740-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Starikovskiy ◽  
Nickolay Aleksandrov ◽  
Aleksandr Rakitin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Impact ◽  
Impact Excitation ◽  
Collisional Quenching ◽  
Equilibrium Plasma ◽  
Active Particles ◽  
Deflagration To Detonation Transition ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Detonation Transition ◽  
Ignition And Combustion ◽  
Non Equilibrium

Non-equilibrium plasma demonstrates great potential to control ultra-lean, ultra-fast, low-temperature flames and to become an extremely promising technology for a wide range of applications, including aviation gas turbine engines, piston engines, RAMjets, SCRAMjets and detonation initiation for pulsed detonation engines. The analysis of discharge processes shows that the discharge energy can be deposited into the desired internal degrees of freedom of molecules when varying the reduced electric field, E / n , at which the discharge is maintained. The amount of deposited energy is controlled by other discharge and gas parameters, including electric pulse duration, discharge current, gas number density, gas temperature, etc. As a rule, the dominant mechanism of the effect of non-equilibrium plasma on ignition and combustion is associated with the generation of active particles in the discharge plasma. For plasma-assisted ignition and combustion in mixtures containing air, the most promising active species are O atoms and, to a smaller extent, some other neutral atoms and radicals. These active particles are efficiently produced in high-voltage, nanosecond, pulse discharges owing to electron-impact dissociation of molecules and electron-impact excitation of N 2 electronic states, followed by collisional quenching of these states to dissociate the molecules. Mechanisms of deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) initiation by non-equilibrium plasma were analysed. For longitudinal discharges with a high power density in a plasma channel, two fast DDT mechanisms have been observed. When initiated by a spark or a transient discharge, the mixture ignited simultaneously over the volume of the discharge channel, producing a shock wave with a Mach number greater than 2 and a flame. A gradient mechanism of DDT similar to that proposed by Zeldovich has been observed experimentally under streamer initiation.

SOME REMARKS ON THE NON-EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS

1979 ◽  
Vol 40 (C7) ◽  
pp. C7-871-C7-872
Author(s):  
E. F. Gippius ◽  
B. I. Iljukhin ◽  
V. N. Kolesnikov
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Diagnostics ◽  
Equilibrium Plasma ◽  
Non Equilibrium

RANKING OF FUEL-AIR MIXTURES IN TERMS OF THEIR PROPENSITYTO DEFLAGRATION-TO-DETONATION TRANSITION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. FROLOV ◽  
◽  
V. I. ZVEGINTSEV ◽  
V. S. AKSENOV ◽  
I. V. BILERA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detonation Wave ◽  
The Other ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Deflagration To Detonation Transition ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Pressure Gain Combustion ◽  
Reactive Mixture ◽  
Detonation Transition ◽  
The One ◽  
Energy Converting

The term "detonability" with respect to fuel-air mixtures (FAMs) implies the ability of a reactive mixture of a given composition to support the propagation of a stationary detonation wave in various thermodynamic and gasdynamic conditions. The detonability of FAMs, on the one hand, determines their explosion hazards during storage, transportation, and use in various sectors of the economy and, on the other hand, the possibility of their practical application in advanced energy-converting devices operating on detonative pressure gain combustion.

DEFLAGRATION-TO-DETONATION TRANSITION IN A STRATIFIED SYSTEM “GASEOUS OXYGEN-LIQUID FILM OF N-DECANE”

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. FROLOV ◽  
◽  
V. S. AKSENOV ◽  
I. O. SHAMSHIN ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Film ◽  
Ignition Source ◽  
Gaseous Oxygen ◽  
Deflagration To Detonation Transition ◽  
Operation Process ◽  
Continuous Detonation ◽  
Smooth Channel ◽  
Detonation Transition ◽  
Run Up ◽  
X 24

Deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) in the system “gaseous oxygen- liquid film of n-decane” ' with a weak ignition source was obtained experimentally. In a series of experiments with ignition by an exploding wire that generates a weak primary shock wave (SW) with a Mach number ranging from 1.03 to 1.4, the DDT with the detonation run-up distances 1 to 4 m from the ignition source and run-up time 3 ms to 1.7 s after ignition was observed in a straight smooth channel of rectangular 54 x 24-millimeter cross section, 3 and 6 m in length with one open end. The DDT is obtained for relatively thick films with a thickness of 0. 3-0.5 mm, which corresponds to very high values of the overall fuel-to-oxygen equivalence ratios of 20-40. The registered velocity of the detonation wave (DW) was 1400-1700 m/s. In a number of experiments, a high-velocity quasi-stationary detonation-like combustion front was recorded running at an average velocity of 700-1100 m/s. Its structure includes the leading SW followed by the reaction zone with a time delay of 90 to 190 s. The obtained results are important for the organization of the operation process in advanced continuous-detonation and pulsed-detonation combustors of rocket and air-breathing engines with the supply of liquid fuel in the form of a wall film.

On the charged aerosols generated by atmospheric pressure non‐equilibrium plasma

High Voltage ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanzhe Zhang ◽  
He Cheng ◽  
Haotian Gao ◽  
Dawei Liu ◽  
Xinpei Lu
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Equilibrium Plasma ◽  
Charged Aerosols ◽  
Non Equilibrium

Flame Speed and Deflagration-Detonation Analysis in Flare Stack and Header

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Diwakar ◽  
Jaleel Valappil
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Air ◽  
Flame Speed ◽  
Safety Concerns ◽  
Deflagration To Detonation Transition ◽  
Detonation Transition

This paper examines safety concerns related to flame speeds when warm relief gas snuffs out the pilot at the flare stack and pulls in ambient air and a spark ignites the vapor in the header. The flame speed essentially determines if the propagating flame speed is a deflagration or a detonation based on whether its subsonic or supersonic. While pipes are sized for deflagrations, they need to be analyzed and tested for detonation pressures and temperatures. Transient CFD calculations help determine the flame speeds, deflagration to detonation transition, pressures and temperatures are compared to pipe specifications and help determine if a detonation leads to a Loss of Containment and suggests mitigations.

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