Study of Properties of the Microwave Streamer Discharge in a High-Speed Flow of Gas and in Two-Phase Medium

Abstract

This report results from a contract tasking Federal State Unitary Firm 'MRTI' of RAS as follows: The contractor will investigate the use of undercritical streamer microwave discharges for ignition of fuel-air mixtures. The system of microwave radiation initiated spark filaments can uniformly fill a volume with streamers of several thousand degrees Kelvin. Thus, quick ignition of fuel-air mixtures over the whole cross-section of the discharge is anticipated. Experimental and theoretical investigations will be carried out. Effects of variation in radiation field wavelength (2.5 cm to 12.5 cm), relative humidity (up to 100%), in a motionless gas and in a gas flow will be investigated. Spatial and temporal characteristics of the discharges will be documented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA473194

Entities

People

  • Kirill V. Khodataev

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Pressure
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Detection
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Flow
  • Free Electrons
  • Gas Flow
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Ignition
  • Lepidoptera
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.