Effects of non-thermal plasma on the lean blowout limits and CO/NOx emissions in swirl-stabilized turbulent lean-premixed flames of methane/air
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Gyeong Taek | |
dc.contributor.author | Yoo, Chun Sang | |
dc.contributor.author | Chung, Suk Ho | |
dc.contributor.author | Park, Jeong | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-11T07:42:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-11T07:42:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-11-28 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kim, G. T., Yoo, C. S., Chung, S. H., & Park, J. (2020). Effects of non-thermal plasma on the lean blowout limits and CO/NOx emissions in swirl-stabilized turbulent lean-premixed flames of methane/air. Combustion and Flame, 212, 403–414. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2019.11.024 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.combustflame.2019.11.024 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10754/660513 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study investigates experimentally the effects of non-thermal plasma (NTP) induced by a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor on the characteristics of swirl-stabilized turbulent lean-premixed methane/air flames in a laboratory scale combustor by systematically varying the applied AC voltage, VAC, and frequency, fAC. Especially, it is elucidated how the NTP influences the lean blowout (LBO) limits and the characteristics of CO/NOx emissions depending on flame configuration. Without applying the NTP as the mixture equivalence ratio, ϕ, decreases from the stoichiometry to an LBO limit, the flame configuration changes from an M-flame (Regime I) to a conical flame (Regime II) and to a columnar flame (Regime III) for the whole range of the mixture nozzle exit velocity, U0, (4–10 m/s). With the NTP, however, it exhibits only Regimes I and II at relatively-low U0 range (4–6 m/s), while all three regimes at relatively-high U0 range (7–10 m/s). For both velocity ranges, the LBO limits are significantly extended by the NTP enhancing the flame stability. Under the relatively-low U0 range, streamers induced by the DBD reactor play a critical role in stabilizing the flames such that the degree of extension of the LBO limit depends linearly on VAC and fAC. Under the relatively-high U0 range, however, ozone generated by the DBD reactor in Regime III is found to be a major reason in extending the LBO limit, which is substantiated by another flame regime diagram with ozone addition only, and hence, the extension of LBO limit minimally depends on fAC. Simultaneously, the NTP considerably reduces CO emission, while slightly increases NOx emission near the LBO limits due to the enhanced combustion by ozone. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF-2018R1A2A2A05018901). SHC was supported by KAUST. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.relation.url | https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0010218019305292 | |
dc.rights | NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Combustion and Flame. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Combustion and Flame, [[Volume], [Issue], (2019-11-28)] DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2019.11.024 . © 2019. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Effects of non-thermal plasma on the lean blowout limits and CO/NOx emissions in swirl-stabilized turbulent lean-premixed flames of methane/air | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | Combustion and Laser Diagnostics Laboratory | |
dc.contributor.department | Mechanical Engineering Program | |
dc.contributor.department | Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division | |
dc.identifier.journal | Combustion and Flame | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2021-11-28 | |
dc.eprint.version | Post-print | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48547, Republic Korea | |
kaust.person | Chung, Suk Ho | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-12-17T06:25:06Z | |
dc.date.published-online | 2019-11-28 | |
dc.date.published-print | 2020-02 |
Files in this item
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
-
Articles
-
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
For more information visit: http://pse.kaust.edu.sa/ -
Mechanical Engineering Program
For more information visit: https://pse.kaust.edu.sa/study/academic-programs/mechanical-engineering/Pages/home.aspx