DC field response of one-dimensional flames using an ionized layer model

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• 作者：Yuan Xiong ; Dae Geun Park ; Bok Jik Lee ; Suk Ho Chung ; Min Suk Cha ; ^{min.cha@kaust.edu.sa" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; ^{minsuk.cha7@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Ion current ; Electrically assisted combustion ; Direct current ; Flame
• 刊名：Combustion and Flame
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：163
• 期：Complete
• 页码：317-325
• 全文大小：2442 K

文摘

We develop a simplified model to better explain electric current response when direct current (DC) is applied to a flame. In particular, different current responses have been observed by changing the polarity of the DC in a sub-saturated current regime that results from the presence of ions and electrons in the flame zone. A flame zone was modeled as a thin, ionized layer located in one-dimensional DC electric fields. We derived simplified model-governing equations from species equations by implementing mobility differences dependent on the type of charged particle, particularly between ions and electrons; we performed experiments to substantiate the model. Results showed that the sub-saturated current and local field intensity were significantly influenced by the polarity of the DC because of the combined effect of unequal mobility of charged particles and the position of the ionized layer in the gap relative to two electrodes. When an energized electrode is close to the ionized layer, applying a negative DC causes a more rapid increase in current than by applying a positive DC to the same electrode. Results from our experimental measurement of current using counterflow diffusion flames agreed qualitatively well with the model predictions. A sensitivity analysis using dimensional and non-dimensional parameters also supported the importance of the mobility difference and the relative location of the ionized layer on the electric current response.