Influence of optimization of the characteristics of a combined discharge on the formation of the initial focus and the development of combustion in near-limit mixtures

Spark ignition of propane-air mixtures near the minimum ignition energy: Part I. An experimental study

“…The additional complexity is necessary because ignition is strongly dependent upon the power input (not just total energy), as is shown in Refs. 5,9,24,25,33,34,37, and 39.…”

“…Because of the size of the literature, no attempt is made here for a complete review (see, for example, Lim [8] and Ko [9]). There are valuable data in the literature not only on the minimum spark ignition energy itself but also on the effect of many parameters on the minimum spark ignition energy in quiescent or flowing mixtures [2][3][4][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. The parameters of interest include electrical breakdown and discharge characteristics, electrode characteristics, pressure, temperature, and flow characteristics, and mixture characteristics.…”