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Chin. Phys. B, 2019, Vol. 28(11): 114702    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab470e
ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS Prev   Next  

Ignition characteristics of pre-combustion plasma jet igniter

Si-Bo Wang(王思博)1, Jin-Lu Yu(于锦禄)1, Jing-Feng Ye(叶景峰)2, Guo-Hua Li(李国华)2, Zhao Chen(陈朝)1, Lu-Yun Jiang(蒋陆昀)1, Chen-Li Gu(古晨力)3
1 Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an 710038, China;
2 State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an 710038, China;
3 The University of Sheffield, Western Bank Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
Abstract  At present, aero-engines face a major need to widen the ignition envelope. In order to provide a technical support to expand the high altitude ignition envelope of aero-engines, in this article we propose a novel ignition technology, i.e., “pre-combustion plasma jet ignition technology”. In this paper, we also design a pre-combustion plasma jet igniter. Its discharge characteristics, jet characteristics, and ignition effects are studied. The results show that increasing the equivalent ratio of jet gas can enhance the discharge stability and increase the duty cycle. At the same time, it can reduce working power and energy consumption. The increase of equivalent ratio in jet gas can enhance the length and ignition area of plasma jet. In the process of ignition, the pre-combustion plasma jet igniter has obvious advantages, suchn as shortening the ignition delay time and enlarging the ignition boundary. When the airflow velocity is 39.11 m/s and the inlet air temperature is 80℃, compared with the spark igniter and the air plasma jet igniter, the pre-combustion plasma jet igniter has an ignition boundary that is expanded by 319.8% and 55.7% respectively.
Keywords:  pre-combustion      discharge stability      ignition delay time      ignition boundary  
Received:  26 July 2019      Revised:  23 September 2019      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  47.27.wg (Turbulent jets)  
  52.25.Kn (Thermodynamics of plasmas)  
  52.25.Jm (Ionization of plasmas)  
  52.50.Nr (Plasma heating by DC fields; ohmic heating, arcs)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51776223 and 91741112).
Corresponding Authors:  Jin-Lu Yu     E-mail:  yujinlu1@163.com

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Si-Bo Wang(王思博), Jin-Lu Yu(于锦禄), Jing-Feng Ye(叶景峰), Guo-Hua Li(李国华), Zhao Chen(陈朝), Lu-Yun Jiang(蒋陆昀), Chen-Li Gu(古晨力) Ignition characteristics of pre-combustion plasma jet igniter 2019 Chin. Phys. B 28 114702

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