A Simulation of the Effects of Varying Repetition Rate and Pulse Width of Nanosecond Discharges on Premixed Lean Methane-Air Combustion
Figure 5
Kinetic evolution of (a) excited electronic states of N2 (A, B, C, a′), (b) electron, (c) gas temperature, (d) radicals (O, H, and OH), (e) combustion major species (CH4, CO2, and H2O), and (f) minor species (H2 and CO) within the discharge region during a single period when the repetition rate is 30 kHz and pulse widths are 9 ns, 4 ns, and 2 ns.
