Fuel Reforming Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge and Reformed Fuel Effects on BUNSEN Flame

Abstract

Methane and propane have been reformed using a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) and the effect of the reformed fuel species on the combustion was investigated at a BUNSEN burner. The main output species of the DBD fuel reformer are composed of mixtures of hydrogen and other small hydrocarbons. DBD fuel reformer shows the characteristic of filamentary microdischarge. The conversion rate was less than 10% due to the low power loading of the DBD reactor. The reformed fuel species affect the BUNSEN burner flame significantly at high equivalence ratio and have an minor effect at stoichiometric and lean operating conditions. Experimental and numerical analyses are needed to investigate the effect of the reformed fuel on the combustion phenomena.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA609951

Entities

People

  • A. Ambhore
  • Min Suk Kim
  • Yong Ha Kim

Organizations

  • University of Texas at El Paso

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Conversion
  • Efficiency
  • Endothermic Reactions
  • Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Heat Energy
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Hydrogen
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Pulsed Power
  • Thermal Efficiency

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.