Electrical characteristics of a nozzle-attached meso-scale premixed methane-air flame under low-frequency AC （0-4300 V, 0-500 Hz） and DC （0-3300 V） electric fields were studied. I-V curves were measured under diff...Electrical characteristics of a nozzle-attached meso-scale premixed methane-air flame under low-frequency AC （0-4300 V, 0-500 Hz） and DC （0-3300 V） electric fields were studied. I-V curves were measured under different experimental conditions to estimate the magnitude of the total current 10^0-10^2μA, the electron density 10^15-10^16 m^-3 and further the power dissipation 〈 0.7 W in the reaction zone. At the same time, the meso-scale premixed flame conductivity 10^-4-10^-3 Ω^-1. m^-1 as a function of voltage and frequency was experimentally obtained and was believed to represent a useful order-of magnitude estimate. Moreover, the influence of the collision sheath relating to Debye length （31-98 μm） and the contamination layer of an active electrode on measurements was discussed, based on the combination of simulation and theoretical analysis. As a result, the electrode sheath dimension was evaluated to less than 0.5 mm, which indicated a complex effect of the collision sheath on the current measurements. The surface contamination effect of an active electrode was further analyzed using the SEM imaging method, which showed elements immigration during the contamination layer formation process.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51376021)the Fundamental Research Fund for Major Universities(No.2013JBM079)
文摘Electrical characteristics of a nozzle-attached meso-scale premixed methane-air flame under low-frequency AC （0-4300 V, 0-500 Hz） and DC （0-3300 V） electric fields were studied. I-V curves were measured under different experimental conditions to estimate the magnitude of the total current 10^0-10^2μA, the electron density 10^15-10^16 m^-3 and further the power dissipation 〈 0.7 W in the reaction zone. At the same time, the meso-scale premixed flame conductivity 10^-4-10^-3 Ω^-1. m^-1 as a function of voltage and frequency was experimentally obtained and was believed to represent a useful order-of magnitude estimate. Moreover, the influence of the collision sheath relating to Debye length （31-98 μm） and the contamination layer of an active electrode on measurements was discussed, based on the combination of simulation and theoretical analysis. As a result, the electrode sheath dimension was evaluated to less than 0.5 mm, which indicated a complex effect of the collision sheath on the current measurements. The surface contamination effect of an active electrode was further analyzed using the SEM imaging method, which showed elements immigration during the contamination layer formation process.
