Comparative Analysis of Flame Propagation and Flammability Limits of CH4/H2/Air Mixture with or without Nanosecond Plasma Discharges
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Numerical Procedure and Kinetic Modelling
2.1. Numerical Procedure
2.2. Plasma Kinetic Model
2.3. Combustion Kinetic Model
3. Validation of Kinetic Models
4. Results and Discussions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Case No. | H2 (%) | CH4 | H2 | O2 | N2 | Plasma (ON/OFF) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0.0950 | / | 0.1900 | 0.7149 | OFF |
2 | 5 | 0.0935 | 0.0049 | 0.1894 | 0.7122 | OFF |
3 | 10 | 0.0917 | 0.0101 | 0.1885 | 0.7094 | OFF |
4 | 20 | 0.0879 | 0.0219 | 0.1869 | 0.7031 | OFF |
5 | 0 | 0.0950 | / | 0.1900 | 0.7149 | ON |
6 | 5 | 0.0935 | 0.0049 | 0.1894 | 0.7122 | ON |
7 | 10 | 0.0917 | 0.0101 | 0.1885 | 0.7094 | ON |
8 | 20 | 0.0879 | 0.0219 | 0.1869 | 0.7031 | ON |
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Mehdi, G.; De Giorgi, M.G.; Bonuso, S.; Shah, Z.A.; Cinieri, G.; Ficarella, A. Comparative Analysis of Flame Propagation and Flammability Limits of CH4/H2/Air Mixture with or without Nanosecond Plasma Discharges. Aerospace 2023, 10, 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10030224
Mehdi G, De Giorgi MG, Bonuso S, Shah ZA, Cinieri G, Ficarella A. Comparative Analysis of Flame Propagation and Flammability Limits of CH4/H2/Air Mixture with or without Nanosecond Plasma Discharges. Aerospace. 2023; 10(3):224. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10030224
Chicago/Turabian StyleMehdi, Ghazanfar, Maria Grazia De Giorgi, Sara Bonuso, Zubair Ali Shah, Giacomo Cinieri, and Antonio Ficarella. 2023. "Comparative Analysis of Flame Propagation and Flammability Limits of CH4/H2/Air Mixture with or without Nanosecond Plasma Discharges" Aerospace 10, no. 3: 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10030224