TY - GEN
T1 - Multiphysics simulations of plasma-assisted combustion dynamics in a direct-coupled microwave reactor
AU - Palla, Andrew D.
AU - Zimmerman, Joseph W.
AU - Carroll, David L.
AU - Mitsingas, Constandinos M.
AU - Hammack, Stephen D.
AU - Lee, Tonghun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The BLAZE Multiphysics simulation suite was utilized for investigation of the non-equilibrium plasma-assisted combustion (PAC) in methane-air mixtures. The simulation technique couples five solver modules: pressure-based coupled Navier-Stokes, Spalart-Allmaras turbulence, Poisson wall distance, Poisson electric field, and reactive molecular transport. A reduced plasma-assisted combustion reaction set was incorporated in the molecular transport model including both elastic and inelastic electron energy distribution-dependent electron impact reactions for major species, as well as volume and surface reactions for plasma-generated species and methane combustion constituents in air. Development of the multiphysics model is described along with discussion of initial DC-approximation solutions for coupled plasma-combustion in an existing experimental coaxial microwave reactor geometry currently being investigated with advanced diagnostic techniques.
AB - The BLAZE Multiphysics simulation suite was utilized for investigation of the non-equilibrium plasma-assisted combustion (PAC) in methane-air mixtures. The simulation technique couples five solver modules: pressure-based coupled Navier-Stokes, Spalart-Allmaras turbulence, Poisson wall distance, Poisson electric field, and reactive molecular transport. A reduced plasma-assisted combustion reaction set was incorporated in the molecular transport model including both elastic and inelastic electron energy distribution-dependent electron impact reactions for major species, as well as volume and surface reactions for plasma-generated species and methane combustion constituents in air. Development of the multiphysics model is described along with discussion of initial DC-approximation solutions for coupled plasma-combustion in an existing experimental coaxial microwave reactor geometry currently being investigated with advanced diagnostic techniques.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2015-2661
DO - 10.2514/6.2015-2661
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85085406413
SN - 9781624103605
T3 - 46th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference
BT - 46th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
T2 - 46th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, 2015
Y2 - 22 June 2015 through 26 June 2015
ER -