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Laser Spark Evolution in an Ethylene Jet in Supersonic Crossflow Configuration

Authors: Dan Fries, Devesh Ranjan, Suresh Menon

Published in: Flow, Turbulence and Combustion | Issue 2/2023

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Ignition and relighting in supersonic flows is an important challenge for the design of hypersonic propulsion systems. Supersonic compressible flows of interest exhibit much larger local variations in velocity, shear, and thermodynamic state than their incompressible counterparts. Thus, it is of interest to study the relationship between ignition kernel evolution, the initial spark location, and the kernel’s subsequent flow state history. We leverage the flexibility of a laser plasma ignition system to systematically explore a large set of spark locations on the symmetry plane of an ethylene jet in supersonic crossflow setup. CH* measurements are used to visualize chemically active regions and results are correlated with flow field properties derived from Mie-scattering data of the non-reacting flow field. Our study describes the laser plasma properties in detail and scrutinizes the effect of turbulent mixing and flow dilatation on ignition kernels. Finally, the results yield general guidelines for favorable ignition locations in the engineering design of chemically reactive compressible flows.

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Title: Laser Spark Evolution in an Ethylene Jet in Supersonic Crossflow Configuration
Authors: Dan Fries
Devesh Ranjan
Suresh Menon
Publication date: 25-10-2022
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Flow, Turbulence and Combustion / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 1386-6184
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1987
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-022-00382-2

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