Transition of Laminar Pre-Mixed Flames to Turbulence - Induced by Sub-Breakdown Applied Voltage

Abstract

Potential role of sub-breakdown electric fields to augment/modify combustion kinetics and flame fluidics. Lead to overall increase in stability, combustion efficiencies Many experimental results reported over past sixty years.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA577737

Entities

People

  • Biswa. N. Ganguly
  • Jacob Schmidt

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Compressors
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Fluid Flow
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Repetition Rate
  • Transitions
  • Turbulence
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics