中国物理B ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (11): 110501-110501.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/11/110501

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Effect of plasma on combustion characteristics of boron

Peng Zhang(张鹏), Wenli Zhong(钟文丽), Qian Li(李倩), Bo Yang(杨波), Zhongguang Li(李忠光), Xiao Luan(栾骁)   

  1. 1. Department of Space Command, Space Engineering University, Beijing 101416, China;
    2. 63819 Unit of People's Liberation Army, Yibin 644000, China;
    3. Department of Equipment Support, Military Transportation University, Tianjin 300161, China;
    4. 63618 Unit of People's Liberation Army, Korla 841001, China
  • 收稿日期:2017-07-09 修回日期:2017-08-04 出版日期:2017-11-05 发布日期:2017-11-05
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11372356).

Effect of plasma on combustion characteristics of boron

Peng Zhang(张鹏)1, Wenli Zhong(钟文丽)1, Qian Li(李倩)1, Bo Yang(杨波)2, Zhongguang Li(李忠光)3, Xiao Luan(栾骁)4   

  1. 1. Department of Space Command, Space Engineering University, Beijing 101416, China;
    2. 63819 Unit of People's Liberation Army, Yibin 644000, China;
    3. Department of Equipment Support, Military Transportation University, Tianjin 300161, China;
    4. 63618 Unit of People's Liberation Army, Korla 841001, China
  • Received:2017-07-09 Revised:2017-08-04 Online:2017-11-05 Published:2017-11-05
  • Contact: Peng Zhang E-mail:zhangpengtf@126.com
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11372356).

摘要:

As it is very difficult to release boron energy completely, kinetic mechanism of boron is not clear, which leads to the lack of theoretical guidance for studying how to accelerate boron combustion. A new semi-empirical boron combustion model is built on the King combustion model, which contains a chemical reaction path; two new methods of plasma-assisted boron combustion based on kinetic and thermal effects respectively are built on the ZDPLASKIN zero-dimensional plasma model. A plasma-supporting system is constructed based on the planar flame, discharge characteristics and the spectral characteristics of plasma and boron combustion are analyzed. The results show that discharge power does not change the sorts of excited-particles, but which can change the concentration of excited-particles. Under this experimental condition, plasma kinetic effect will become the strongest at the discharge power of 40 W; when the discharge power is less than 40 W, plasma mainly has kinetic effect, otherwise plasma has thermal effect. Numerical simulation result based on plasma kinetic effect is consistent with the experimental result at the discharge power of 40 W, and boron ignition delay time is shortened by 53.8% at the discharge power of 40 W, which indicates that plasma accelerates boron combustion has reaction kinetic paths, while the ability to accelerate boron combustion based on thermal effect is limited.

关键词: plasma-assisted combustion, boron, ignition delay time, reaction kinetics

Abstract:

As it is very difficult to release boron energy completely, kinetic mechanism of boron is not clear, which leads to the lack of theoretical guidance for studying how to accelerate boron combustion. A new semi-empirical boron combustion model is built on the King combustion model, which contains a chemical reaction path; two new methods of plasma-assisted boron combustion based on kinetic and thermal effects respectively are built on the ZDPLASKIN zero-dimensional plasma model. A plasma-supporting system is constructed based on the planar flame, discharge characteristics and the spectral characteristics of plasma and boron combustion are analyzed. The results show that discharge power does not change the sorts of excited-particles, but which can change the concentration of excited-particles. Under this experimental condition, plasma kinetic effect will become the strongest at the discharge power of 40 W; when the discharge power is less than 40 W, plasma mainly has kinetic effect, otherwise plasma has thermal effect. Numerical simulation result based on plasma kinetic effect is consistent with the experimental result at the discharge power of 40 W, and boron ignition delay time is shortened by 53.8% at the discharge power of 40 W, which indicates that plasma accelerates boron combustion has reaction kinetic paths, while the ability to accelerate boron combustion based on thermal effect is limited.

Key words: plasma-assisted combustion, boron, ignition delay time, reaction kinetics

中图分类号:  (Kinetic theory)

  • 05.20.Dd
52.25.Dg (Plasma kinetic equations) 82.33.Xj (Plasma reactions (including flowing afterglow and electric discharges)) 82.33.Vx (Reactions in flames, combustion, and explosions)