2006
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/16/1/021
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Evolution of charged species in propane/air flames: mass-spectrometric analysis and modelling

Abstract: Experimental and modelling studies of ion formation during combustion of propane/air mixtures are presented. The positive and negative ions mass/charge spectra in propane/air stoichiometric flame at atmospheric pressure are recorded in the range from 0 to 512 atomic mass units. The C 2 H 3 O + and HCO − 2 ions are found to be the most abundant ionic species in the flame front region. By increasing the distance from the flame front the ion composition changes significantly. In the burnt gas region the H 3 O + ,… Show more

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“…no medium rarefaction is needed, as is particularly needed in the case of electrostatic ion analysers [20]); and -there is an adequate theory of the interaction of microwaves with a high-collision frequency low-temperature plasma layer [21], while a generally recognized theory of the Langmuir probe operation under non-steady conditions in the presence of chemi-ionization reactions is lacking.…”
Section: Experimental Layout and Diagnostics Techniquesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…no medium rarefaction is needed, as is particularly needed in the case of electrostatic ion analysers [20]); and -there is an adequate theory of the interaction of microwaves with a high-collision frequency low-temperature plasma layer [21], while a generally recognized theory of the Langmuir probe operation under non-steady conditions in the presence of chemi-ionization reactions is lacking.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Using an average number density of positive ions of 3 × 10 16 m −3 for a near stoichiometric C 3 H 8 /air flame and assuming the maximum possible gradient over a distance of 0.2 mm, reaction zone thickness at atmospheric pressure with 2000 K flame temperature [19], the gradient terms in (3) yield a body force of about 3.5 N/m 3 (negative ion density in the reaction zone is an order of magnitude smaller than the positive ion density [20] so its contribution can be neglected). This is calculated as a volumetric body force along the reaction zone and the effects due to this body force-induced flame flow perturbation should be initiated throughout the entire flame volume.…”
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“…ered in [6,7]. As Bradley and Nasser mentioned [6], the use of a corona discharge requires a greater amount of energy (by a factor of 500) than the use of an electric field acting via ionic wind.The electric properties of flames have been studied since early 1950s [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The primary goal of those studies was to detect and identify ions in flames.…”
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“…Positive ions C 3 H + 3 , [9,10]. The main positive ion observed on the flame front was C 2 H 3 O + , while the main negative ion was HCO − 3 .…”
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