Download or read book Ignition of Hydrocarbon Fuels by a Repetitively Pulsed Nanosecond Pulse Duration Plasma written by Ainan Bao and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The dissertation presents experimental and kinetic modeling studies of ignition of hydrocarbon-air flows by a high voltage, repetitively pulsed, nanosecond pulse duration plasma. A high reduced electric field during the pulse results in efficient electronic excitation and molecular dissociation, and extremely low duty cycle of the repetitively pulsed nanosecond discharge improves the plasma stability and helps sustain a diffuse and uniform nonequilibrium plasma.