https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2023230152
Original Article
Fuel ignition using remote generation of microwave plasma in air at atmospheric pressure★
1
ONERA/DMPE, Université de Toulouse,
F-31055
Toulouse, France
2
LAPLACE, CNRS, Université de Toulouse,
Toulouse, France
* e-mail: Beatrice.Fragge@hotmail.com
Received:
8
August
2023
Accepted:
22
November
2023
Published online: 2 February 2024
The high demand for a new ignition device for aeronautical engines has motivated the study on an innovative microwave approach, presented in this paper. A dedicated experimental set-up is presented in which we demonstrate the successful ignition of a kerosene spray by a remotely excited microwave plasma. This plasma is created in a Split Ring Resonator (SRR) gap, placed in a copper cavity, in air at atmospheric conditions at the frequency of f = 2.8467 GHz and a pulsed power injected into the cavity of Pcav ≈ 1500 W.
Key words: Fuel ignition / Microwave plasma / Time reversal / Split Ring Resonator / Combustion chamber
Supplementary material is available in electronic form at https://www.epjap.org/10.1051/epjap/2023230152/olm
© B. Fragge et al., Published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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