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Page 1: Fundamental Mechanisms, Predictive Modeling, and Novel

Fundamental Mechanisms, Predictive Modeling,

and Novel Aerospace Applications of Plasma Assisted Combustion

AFOSR

MURI Review Meeting

Andrey Starikovskiy Princeton University

October 22, 2013

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Main Tasks

• High Temperature

• High Pressure

• High Speed

• High Voltage

• High Power

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3000K

1000K

300K

0.01atm 1atm 100atm

Flames

(Ju, Sutton)

Flow Reactors

(Yetter,

Adamovich)

Shock Tube

(Starikovskiy)

RCM

(Starikovskiy)

MW+laser

(Miles)

JSR

(Ju) Streamer

(Adamovich)

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Rapid Compression Machine: P = 10-70 atm, T = 650-1200 K

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Driving chamber

Speedcontrol

chamber

Combustionchamber

Oil reservoirPiston lock chamber

g

N2

Fast active valve

P=30 bar of N2

P=1 bar

Solenoid

Piston

Oil

Scheme of the RCM

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Gas Dynamic Limitations

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

0 30 60 90 120 150 180

Time (ms)

Pre

ssure

(bar)

13mm, 958 K,19.77 bar

9mm, 967 K, 20.87 bar

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Gas Discharge Limitations

ICCD images of the

discharge at 1 atm dry air.

Negative polarity of the high-

voltage electrode, 22 kV, 25

ns duration, f = 40 Hz

[Kosarev et al, 2009].

Mixture C2H6:O2=2:7 at 1 bar

and ambient initial

temperature was

successfully ignited in ~100

ms in relatively large volume

[Sagulenko et al, 2009].

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SDBD Development at High Pressures 1 atm 4 atm

10 kV

30 kV

1 atm, 10 kV

3 atm, 30 kV

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DBD Discharges: 20 kV, 10kHz ICCD gate 50 ns

Side view: T0=500 K, ϕ=0.3 Side view: T0=300 K, ϕ=0.0, pulse#10

Front view: T0=500 K, ϕ=0.3 Front view: T0=300 K, ϕ=0.0

200 Torr

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DBD Discharges: 20 kV, 10kHz ICCD gate 50 ns. P = 20 Torr

#5 #20 #50 #100 #200

Contraction

stage Gasdynamic

expansion stage

#5 #20 #50 #100 #200

Contraction

stage Gasdynamic

expansion stage

Air

Nitrogen

Energy distribution profiles.

Dynamic discharge contraction

and gasdynamic expansion

stages are clearly seen.

tinst ~ tT/gi ~ 0.1 tT gi = (d ln(ni))/(d ln(E/N))

tT ~ g/(g -1) p[Pa]/‹W› - typical heating time tinst ~ 10-4 – 10-2 s

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Kinetic Analysis. Konnov’s Chemical Mechanism, T0 = 500K, P = 50 Torr

C2H6-Air. E/n = 300 Td, Different discharge energy.

Even 25% inhomogeneity will lead to order of magnitude difference in

ignition delay – and completely compromise the kinetic analysis.

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Kinetic Error Analysis

-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

Inte

nsity

Pixel#

Median = 43250

Maximum = 54500

Energy Error = 26%

Ignition Error ~ 5 times

-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

-10000

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10000

20000

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nsity

Pixel#

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Energy Error = 111%

Ignition Error ~ 20 times

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nsity

Pixel#

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Energy Error = 48%

Ignition Error ~ 10 times

-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

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50000

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nsity

Pixel#

Median = 42500

Maximum = 48750

Energy Error = 15%

Ignition Error ~ 2.5 times

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

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nsity

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Energy Error = 25%

Ignition Error ~ 5 times

-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

20000

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nsity

Pixel#

Median = 42500

Maximum = 50000

Energy Error = 18%

Ignition Error ~ 3 times

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

20000

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nsity

Pixel#

Median = 44250

Maximum = 50000

Energy Error = 13%

Ignition Error ~ 2 times

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

0

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50000

60000

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nsity

Pixel#

Median = 32250

Maximum = 51750

Energy Error = 60%

Ignition Error ~ 12 times

-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

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nsity

Pixel#

Median = 42750

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Energy Error = 20%

Ignition Error ~ 3 times

Air C2H4-Air H2-Air

Inhomogeneous

Homogeneous?

Ignition of a stoichiometric

hydrogen-air mixture

modeling. OSU, 2009

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Plasma-Assisted Ignition at High Pressures

CH4 + O CH3 + OH CH3 + OH CH2O+H2

CH3 + O2 CH2O + OH CH3 + O2 +M CH3O2 + M

T2 = 672 K, P2 = 20 bar. T2 = 794 K, P2 = 32 bar

Ignition delay time for

modified mixtures, f=1.0,

EGR=30%. Discharge 20ms

before compression stroke

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Kinetics of Ignition Development

Stage 1. Discharge in

Methane‐Air mixture at

temperature ~ 330 K, 1 atm.

Production of metastable

components.

Stage 2. Fast adiabatic

compression to a

temperature of 800‐950 K.

Metastable components

decomposition and ignition

development.

alkylperoxy radicals!

CH2O CO CH3OH CH3O2H H2O2 Delay

Time

Sensitivity

0 0 0 0 0 1.00

540ppm 170 ppm 260 ppm 21 ppm 49 ppm 0.33

540 ppm 0.51 910

170 ppm 1.00 0

260 ppm 0.89 423

21 ppm 0.60 19,050 49 ppm 0.47 10,820

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Non-diffusive hybrid scheme

for simulation of filamentary

discharges

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AVALANCHE TO STREAMER TRANSITION IN UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELD

(air, 1 bar, 300 K, 1 cm, various voltages)

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AVALANCHE TO STREAMER TRANSITION IN UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELD

(air, 1 bar, 300 K, 1 cm, various E/n)

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PS High-Pressure Discharge E/n = 200 Td: tmax(r0) ~ 10 ns

E/n = 300 Td: tmax(r0) ~ 2 ns

r1 ~ 21r0 (P1 = 70 atm) tmax(200 Td) ~ 500 ps

tmax(300 Td) ~ 100 ps

FPG 200-01PB pulse generator

Voltage up to 200 kV

Pulse duration 350 ps

Rise time 120-140 ps

Voltage rise rate 2×1015 V/s

Air, 1 atm

Water, 1 g/cm3

Page 20: Fundamental Mechanisms, Predictive Modeling, and Novel

Tstatic

1300K

800K

300K

1m/s 100m/s 1000m/s

Flames

(Ju, Sutton)

Cavity Flow Ignition

(Adamovich)

Shock Tunnel

(Starikovskiy)

10m/s

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Discharge Formation and Flame Stabilization in High Speed Flow – Plasma Shock Tunnel

Combustion-Driven Shock Tube Vacuum Chamber 1x0.5x0.5 m3

NOZZLE

Pulser

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Discharge Formation and Flame Stabilization in High Speed Flow – Plasma Shock Tunnel

Combustion-Driven Shock Tube Nozzle Pulser

100 kV, 1 MHz

12 ns, 1000 p/b

1 MHz, 50 kV, 1 ms

1 MHz, 100 kV, 1 ms

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3000K

1000K

300K

0.01atm 1atm 100atm

Flames

(Ju, Sutton)

Flow Reactors

(Yetter,

Adamovich)

Shock Tube

(Starikovskiy)

RCM

(Starikovskiy)

MW+laser

(Miles)

JSR

(Ju) Streamer

(Adamovich)

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PAC Kinetics at High T, Low P

Plasma Shock Tube

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Plasma Shock Tube

Page 26: Fundamental Mechanisms, Predictive Modeling, and Novel

Plasma Shock Tube

TDS-2014

Tek-370

BNC-575

431 nm

CH

MDR12 +R6357

MDR12 +R6357

306 nm

OH

TDS-2014

TDS-3054

FID 120/60

HV PS HV PS

Page 27: Fundamental Mechanisms, Predictive Modeling, and Novel

Pulse Current Dynamics – Cable C2H6:O2:N2:Ar = 2:7:28:63

P5 = 3.3 atm

T5 = 1360 K

r5 = 1.06 kg/m3

P5 = 1.0 atm

T5 = 1610 K

r5 = 0.273 kg/m3

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Pulse Current Dynamics – Shock Tube C2H6:O2:N2:Ar = 2:7:28:63

Ethane. Hayashi 1987

Argon. Tachibana 1989

Oxygen. Ionin 2007

N2. Phelps 1994

( )( ) { [ ]} ( ) ( )

nf

t

Ze

m c vnf nf S nf v E v H1

0

10 cos)()(cos)(),(l

ll vfvfPvfvf ne/nm « 1

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Discharge Energy Comparison C2H6:O2:N2:Ar = 2:7:28:63

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Discharge Dynamics

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Ignition Delay Time C2H6:O2:N2:Ar = 2:7:28:63

0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

10

100

1000

10000

Thermo, P ~ 3 atm

Thermo+Corona, P ~ 3 atm

pt,

s*a

tm

1000/T, K-1

Combustion model: Konnov (2005)

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Ignition Delay Time C2H6:O2:N2:Ar = 2:7:28:63

Combustion model: Konnov (2005)

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Measured Ignition Delay Time in Stoichiometric

С2Н6:О2:Ar and С2Н2:О2:Ar Mixtures

0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.910

0

101

102

103

Ign

itio

n t

ime

, s

1000/T

C2H

2, auto

C2H

2, PAI

C2H

6, auto

C2H

6, PAI

С2Н6:О2:Ar

Kosarev et al. (2009)

С2Н2:О2:Ar

current work

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Peak Reduced Electric Field and Field at the Instant of Peak Current

С2Н2:О2:Ar =

17:83:900

(φ = 0.5)

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Total Specific Deposited Discharge Energy and Energy Deposited in First Pulse

С2Н2:О2:Ar =

17:83:900

(φ = 0.5)

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Ignition delay time in С2Н2:О2:Ar mixtures

φ = 1

0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.910

1

102

103

PAIauto

Tim

e,

s

1000/T

0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

101

102

103

PAIauto

Tim

e,

s

1000/T

φ = 0.5

solid symbols: measurements

hollow symbols: calculations with kinetic scheme

by Wang et al. (2007)

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Evolution in time of calculated mole fractions for main components

Ignition after discharge at

1130 K and 0.91 atm

102

103

10-4

10-3

10-2

10-1

H2

C2H

4

CH3

HCCO

CH2CO

H2C

4O

C4H

2

OHOH

C2H

2

H2O

CO

CO2

O2

Mo

le f

racti

on

Time, s

10-1

100

101

102

103

10-4

10-3

10-2

10-1

HO2

OH

H

O HCCO

CH3

C2H

4CH2COH

2C

4O

H2

C4H

2

H2O

CO2

COC

2H

2

O2

Mo

le f

racti

on

Time, s

Stoichiometric С2Н2:О2:Ar mixture

Autoignition

at 1115 K and 0.91 atm

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Sensitivity analysis for autoignition and ignition by discharge

-0,4 -0,3 -0,2 -0,1 0,0 0,1 0,2

(ti-t

0)/(t

0)

Auto

FIW

H+O2=O+OH

HCO+O2=CO+HO

2

C2H+O

2=HCO+CO

HCCO+H=CH2*+CO

C2H

3(+M)=C

2H

2+H(+M)

C2H

2+O=HCCO+H

C2H

3+O

2=CH

2CHO+O

C2H

3+O

2=HCO+CH

2O

C4H

2+H=iC

4H

3

C4H

2+OH=H

2C

4O+H

Autoignition

1115 K and 0.91 atm

Ignition by discharge

1130 K and 0.91 atm

Stoichiometric

С2Н2:О2:Ar mixture

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Ignition Delay Time, f = 0.5

0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85

0.1

1

10

100

C2H

5OH:O

2:Ar(90%)

Ign

itio

n t

ime,

s

1000/T5

exp, PAI, fi=0.5

calc, PAI, fi=0.5

exp, auto, fi=0.5

calc, auto, fi=0.5

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0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85

1

10

100

1000

C2H

5OH:O

2:Ar(90%)

Ign

itio

n t

ime,

s

1000/T5

exp, PAI, fi=1

calc, PAI, fi=1

exp, auto, fi=1

calc, auto, fi=1

Ignition Delay Time, f = 1.0

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Plasma Shock Tube Experiments Summary С2Н2:О2:Ar(90%)

0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.010

100

1000

PAIauto

Tim

e,

s

1000/T, K-1

φ = 0.5

Combustion model: Wang et al. (2007)

C2H5OH:O2:Ar(90%) Combustion model: MARINOV (1998)

C2H6:Air:Ar(63%) Combustion model: Konnov (2005)

0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

10

100

1000

10000

Thermo, P ~ 3 atm

Thermo+Corona, P ~ 3 atm

pt,

s*a

tm

1000/T, K-1

Combustion model: Konnov (2005)

C2H6:Air:Ar(63%)

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Ignition Delay Time Decrease at 0.1 eV/mol

0.68 0.72 0.76 0.80 0.84

1

10

100

1000

Exp, f = 1.0

Calc, f = 1.0

Exp, f = 0.5

Calc, f = 0.5

t au

to/t

pla

sm

a

1000/T, K-1

tp = ta exp(-Ep/E0)

C2H5OH:O2:Ar(90%)

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Plasma Ignition Sensitivity 0.1 eV/mol

0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

Plasma assisted

ignition efficiency

Q = 0.1 eV/mol

H2:Air

CH4:O2:Ar

CH4:Air:Ar

C2H2:O2:Ar

C2H5OH:O2:Ar

C2H6:O2:Ar

C2H6:Air:Ar

C3H8:O2:Ar

C4H10:O2:Ar

C5H12:O2:Ar

Se

nsitiv

ity

t au

to/t

pla

sm

a

1000/T, K-1

H2-Air PAI

ta/tp ~ 8

e ~ 0.0125 eV/mol

ta/t0.01 ~ 5 (- 40%)

ta/t0.10 ~ 2×107

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PAC Kinetics H2 Model Development Plasma model: • Plasma assisted combustion models for hydrogen oxidation understood for conditions of low energy

loading per molecule. It means low ionization degree – we can neglect e-e collisions and EEDF Maxwellization due to this process.

• We have complete set of cross-sections for rotational, vibrational and electronic excitation, dissociation, dissociative ionization, ionization. These cross-sections were verified both for two-term approximation of Boltzmann equation (local EEDF) and could be modified for non-local case of extremely strong electric fields (differential cross-sections are also available).

Afterglow Model:

• Because of fast relaxation we assume Ttr = Trot for ground state. • We have recombination rates for ion-electron collisions, ion-ion recombination (in some cases the

products are unknown). Rates of complex ions formation/decomposition are unknown for elevated temperatures – but these ions control the plasma recombination rate.

• Quenching rates of major states are available, in some cases products are unknown. Specifically we do not know the products of reactions N2* + H2 -> …

Chemical Model: • We have complete state-to-state model of chemical reactions including vibrationally-nonequilibrium

conditions for H2-air system since 2001. • We have verified this model for 300 K (low-P reactor), 300-800 K (1 atm streamer) and 800-1500

K (0.5 atm, reflected shock wave). Unsolved problems: • Because of huge number of reactions some pathways are still questionable. We need to investigate in

more details the products of electron-ion and ion-ion recombination, products of electronic states dissociative quenching (focus on electronically-excited products formation).

• Reaction rate coefficients of electronically and vibrationally excited species should be verified in some cases.

• We need additional analysis of the role of complex ions in recombination and chemistry at low-T conditions.

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Plasma Assisted Combustion: Translational Nonequilibrium

1 10 100 10001E-3

0,01

0,1

1

H2(rot)

O2(4.5 eV)

O2(dis)

H2(el)

Rot+tr

O2(a+b)

O2(v)

H2(v)

ion

N2(el)

N2(v)

N2:O

2:H

2 = 4:1:2

En

erg

y lo

ss f

racti

on

E/N, Td

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100 1000

10

20

30

40

50

60

Popov (2011)

Pancheshnyi (2009)

Popov (2001)

p=20 Tor

p=760 TorAleksandrov&Starikovskiy, 2010

B ne0

=1014

, p=20 Tor

C ne0

=1015

, p=20 Tor

D ne0

=1014

, p=1 atm

E ne0

=1015

, p=1 atm

%

E/N, Td

Mechanism of Fast Heating in Air Plasma

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Potential Energy Curves of Molecular Hydrogen

r, nm

E,

eV

H2(b3Su), 8.9 eV

smax = 0.33 A2 (17 eV)

H2(a3Sg), 11.8 eV

smax = 0.12 A2 (15 eV)

H2(B1Su), 11.3 eV

smax = 0.48 A2 (40 eV)

H2(C1Pu), 12.4 eV

smax = 0.40 A2 (40 eV)

DE = 4.5-12.5 eV t = 10.5 ns

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Potential Energy Curves of Molecular Oxygen

r, nm

E,

eV

O2(A3Su

+), 4.5 eV

smax = 0.18 A2 (6.6 eV)

O2(3Pg), 5.6 eV

smax = 0.16 A2 (12 eV)

O2(B3Su

-), 8.4 eV

smax = 1.0 A2 (9.4 eV)

DE ~ 1.5 eV

DE ~ 1 eV

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Potential Energy Curves of Molecular Nitrogen

r, nm

E,

eV

N2(A3Su

+), 6.2 eV

smax = 0.08 A2 (10 eV)

N2(B3Pg), 7.35 eV

smax = 0.20 A2 (12 eV)

N2(C3Pu), 11.03 eV

smax = 0.98 A2 (14 eV)

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Major Channels of Hot Atoms Production

N2 + e = N2(C3Pu) + e; k = f(E/n)

N2(C3Pu) + H2 = N2 + 2H(1S) + 6.55 eV; k = 3.2x10-10 cm3/s

N2(C3Pu) + O2 = N2 + 2O(3P,1D) + 3.9 eV; k = 2.7x10-10 cm3/s

O2 + e = e + 2O(3P,1D) + 1.3 eV; k = f(E/n)

H2 + e = e + 2H(1S) + 4.4 eV; k = f(E/n)

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Chain Initiation/Branching Reactions

H + O2 = O + OH k = 1.6x10-10 x exp(-7470/T) cm3/s

k(300) = 2.5x10-21 cm3/s

k(hot) = 1.6x10-10 cm3/s

H + O2 + M = HO2 + M k(300, 1 atm) = 1.6x10-12 cm3/s Tcrit ~ Tautoignition

O + H2 = H + OH k = 8.5x10-20 x T2.67 x exp(-3160/T) cm3/s

k(300) = 9.3x10-18 cm3/s

k(hot) = 1.5x10-10 cm3/s

k(1D) = 1.1x10-10 cm3/s

O + O2 + M = O3 + M k(300, 1 atm) = 2.2x10-14 cm3/s Tcrit ~ 650K H(hot) + (N2,H2) = H + (N2,H2) k ~ 2m/M kgk ~ 1.6x10-10 cm3/s

O(hot) + (N2,O2) = O + (N2,O2) k ~ 2m/M kgk ~ 1.3x10-10 cm3/s

H(hot) + O2 = H + O + O

H(hot) + H2 = H + H + H

O(1D) + (M) = O + (M) k = 2.6x10-11 cm3/s (M = O2)

k = 1.3x10-11 cm3/s (M = N2)

k = 5.2x10-11 cm3/s (M = H2)

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Radicals Production Increase in Cold H2-Air Mixture

Due to Hot Atoms Formation

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SUMMARY - 1 Experimental Facilities

1. Rapid Compression Machine.

P = 10-70 atm, U = 120 kV

1 GW in 60 ns

1. Plasma Shock Tunnel. M = 3-5, U = 100 kV

0.5 MW during 1 ms

1. Plasma Shock Tube. T = 800 – 2000 K, U = 120 kV

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SUMMARY - 2 Major Results

Two new mechanisms of PAC proposed:

1) Influence of Vibrational Excitation on Low-Temperature Kinetics

N2 + e = N2(C3) + e

N2(C3) + O2 = N2 + O + O

O2 + e = O + O + e

N2 + e = N2(v) + e

N2(v) + HO2 = N2 + HO2(v)

HO2(v) = O2 + H

Synergetic Effect of High and Low Electric Fields

2) Radicals Production Increase Due to Hot Atoms Formation

N2(C3Pu) + H2 = N2 + 2H(1S) + 6.55 eV

N2(C3Pu) + O2 = N2 + 2O(3P,1D) + 3.9 eV

O2 + e = e + 2O(3P,1D) + 1.3 eV

H2 + e = e + 2H(1S) + 4.4 eV

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SUMMARY - 3 Major Results

Plasma Ignition Efficiency for Different Fuels Analyzed

0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

Plasma assisted

ignition efficiency

Q = 0.1 eV/mol

H2:Air

CH4:O2:Ar

CH4:Air:Ar

C2H2:O2:Ar

C2H5OH:O2:Ar

C2H6:O2:Ar

C2H6:Air:Ar

C3H8:O2:Ar

C4H10:O2:Ar

C5H12:O2:Ar

Se

nsitiv

ity

t au

to/t

pla

sm

a

1000/T, K-1

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Future Plans 1) Role of Translational and Vibrational Nonequilibrium

Analysis of non-Boltzmann,

non-Maxwell regimes of reactions

2) Reference Experiments Database for PAC

High-pressure regimes (RCM)

Low-pressure regimes (STube)

High-speed conditions (STunnel)

3) “Best Fuel for PAC”

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Major International Collaborations and International Projects

Nickolay Aleksandrov (MIPT, Russia) Ilya Kosarev (MIPT, Russia) Sergey Pancheshnyi (ABB, Austria) Svetlana Starikovskaya (LPP, France) PROJECTS: PARTNER UNIVERSITY FUND “Physics and Chemistry of Plasma-Assisted Combustion” (Princeton-LPP) RUSSIAN FEDERAL PROGRAM “Plasma-Assisted Combustion Ultra-Lean Fuel-Air Mixtures for Energy Devices Efficiency Increase” (Princeton-MIPT)