Plasma Reforming of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels in Non-Thermal Plasma-Liquid Systems

Abstract

The report results from the project tasking the researchers from the Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University under the STCU-EOARD-AFOSR Partner Program to study new methods of low-temperature plasma-enhanced reforming of liquid hydrocarbon bio-fuels in non-thermal plasma-liquid electric discharge systems for applications in prospective fuel-flexible plasma-assisted combustion technologies. The research program includes four research stages: (1)preparation of modules of plasma-chemical reactors for plasma reforming of liquid fuels by the electric discharge in a gas channel with liquid wall; (2)examination and characterization of gas-liquid discharge systems and processes of plasma reforming of liquid fuels using methods of optical emission/absorption spectroscopy, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and others; (3)study of regimes of plasma reforming of model fuel mixtures in gas-liquid discharge systems using numerical modeling and simulation together with experimental diagnostics; and (4)analysis and synthesis of research data and preparation of recommendations for its applications. This is a final progress report of research activity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA527256

Entities

People

  • Valeriy Y. Chernyak

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biofuels
  • Calorific Value
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Electric Arcs
  • Electric Discharges
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Conversion
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.