Propane Oxidation in a Plasma Torch of a Low-Current Nonsteady-State Plasmatron

This paper describes the plasma-assisted combustion system intended to generate a torch flame with a high power density per unit area. In the system, a kind of hybrid concept is proposed. A primary unit for combustion sustaining is a low-current nonsteady-state plasmatron with a low level of electri...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2012-02, Vol.40 (2), p.535-542
Main Authors: Korolev, Y. D., Frants, O. B., Landl, N. V., Kasyanov, V. S., Galanov, S. I., Sidorova, O. I., Yongho Kim, Rosocha, L. A., Matveev, I. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemicals
Combustion
Density
Discharges
Electric power
Electric power generation
Fuels
Glow-to-spark transition
hydrocarbon partial oxidation
Hydrocarbons
Oxidation
Plasma physics
Plasma torches
plasma-assisted combustion
Plasmas
Plasmatrons
Propane
Sparks
Synthesis gas
Systems design
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Summary:This paper describes the plasma-assisted combustion system intended to generate a torch flame with a high power density per unit area. In the system, a kind of hybrid concept is proposed. A primary unit for combustion sustaining is a low-current nonsteady-state plasmatron with a low level of electric power. The plasmatron activates an air/hydrocarbon mixture and sustains the oxidation processes in the plasma torch. In turn, the heat power of the torch sustains the main burning process in the torch flame. The results of experiments on propane oxidation in the plasma torch of plasmatron in a wide range of equivalence ratio are presented. As applied to the combustion system design, the plasma torch can provide both the complete and the partial propane oxidation with syngas generation.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2011.2176557