冷等离子体放电区长度对爆震特性影响的实验研究

快速高效的起爆对脉冲爆震发动机工作特性的作用十分关键.文章以乙炔为燃料、空气为氧化剂,使用双爆震管研究冷等离子体和火花塞两种点火方式对起爆特性的影响规律.冷等离子体发生器采用自主设计产品,研究中通过改变冷等离子体放电区长度,测试爆震波的传播过程,给出了放电区体积大小对爆震特性的影响.实验结果表明:冷等离子体点火起爆特性明显优于火花塞;在基本保证放电功率不变时,放电区长度的变化对火焰传播时间、火焰传播速度、爆震波峰值压力影响不大.因此,在工程实践中,采用小区域放电能够减少冷等离子的体积且不影响起爆性能.      

空气中激光支持爆轰波实验及理论分析

为了研究激光击穿空气产生的等离子体爆轰波形成机制和传播规律,利用高能量CO2激光器产生强激光,进行了空气中产生激光支持等离子体爆轰波实验。实验中:设置了诱导靶板,用于诱发和定位空气中的激光支持爆轰波;以激光器升压过程球隙放电产生的光信号作为触发源,触发高时间分辨率(纳秒级)的高速相机,记录了激光支持爆轰波的成长和传播全过程。分析了激光支持爆轰波的形成机理和传播规律。采用C-J爆轰理论,计算了激光支持爆轰波的压力和温度。研究结果表明:激光支持等离子体爆轰波形成初期,等离子体爆轰波发光体为球形;随着时间增加,等离子体爆轰波发光体的形状类似流星,且头部为等离子体前沿吸收层,亮度较高,而尾部等离子体温度较低,亮度较弱。等离子体爆轰波高速向激光源的方向移动,爆轰波速度高达18 km/s,温度约为107K。随着激光强度的减弱,爆轰波速度迅速按指数规律衰减,当爆轰波吸收的激光能量不能有效支持爆轰波传播时,爆轰波转变为冲击波。     

Direct blast initiation of spherical gaseous detonations in highly argon diluted mixtures

In this study, direct initiation of spherical detonations in highly argon diluted mixtures is investigated. Direct initiation is achieved via a high voltage capacitor spark discharge and the critical energy is estimated from the analysis of the current output. Stoichiometric acetylene–oxygen mixtures highly diluted with 70% argon is used in the experiment. Previous investigations have suggested that detonations in mixtures that are highly diluted with argon have been shown to be “stable” in that the reaction zone is at least piecewise laminar described by the ZND model and cellular instabilities play a minor role on the detonation propagation. For the acetylene–oxygen mixture that is highly diluted with argon, the experimental results show that the critical energy where the detonation is “stable” is in good agreement with the Zel’dovich criterion of the cubic dependence on the ZND reaction length, which can be readily determined using the chemical kinetic data of the reaction. The experimental results are also compared with those estimated using Lee’s surface energy model where empirical data on detonation cell sizes are required. Good agreement is found between the experimental measurement and theoretical model prediction, where the breakdown of the 13λ relationship for critical tube diameter – and hence a different propagation and initiation mechanism – is elucidated in highly argon diluted mixtures and this appears to indicate that cellular instabilities do not have a prominent effect on the initiation process of a stable detonation.     

Statistical simulation of the flow of vibrationally preexcited hydrogen in a shock tube and the possibility of physical detonation

The direct simulation Monte Carlo method is used to numerically simulate the problem of the shock wave front in vibrationally excited hydrogen flowing in the low-pressure channel of a shock tube. It is assumed that the vibrational temperature of the hydrogen equals 3000 K. The cases of partially and completely excited hydrogen are considered. Equilibrium hydrogen is applied as a pusher gas, but its concentration is 50 times higher than the hydrogen concentration in the low-pressure channel. In addition, the strength of the shock wave is varied by heating the pusher gas. It has been shown that, if the prestored vibrational energy is weakly converted to translational energy, the shock wave slows down over time. If the energy conversion is sufficiently intense, when the pusher gas is warm and only completely vibrationally excited hydrogen is in the low-pressure channel, the wave gains speed over time (its velocity increases roughly by a factor of 1.5). This causes physical detonation, in which case the parameters of the wave become dependent on the vibrational-to-thermal energy conversion and independent of the way of its initiation.     

火花放电电极结构及其等离子体反应器

在阐述火花放电机制与等离子体特性基础上,着重探讨了火花放电的电极结构与等离子体反应器。新研制的电极旋转的新型 kHz 交流火花放电反应器,在甲烷裂解制乙炔和甲烷与二氧化碳重整制合成气应用研究中,其放电稳定性、反应物转化率、产物浓度和能量效率等指标,均明显优于其它放电反应器。     

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Based upon demonstrating the discharge mechanism and plasma characteristic of spark discharge, electrode configuration and plasma reactor of spark discharge were discussed especially. A novel kHz AC spark discharge reactor with rotating electrode, developed in our group, was applied in methane pyrolysis to produce acetylene and reforming of methane with CO₂ to produce syngas. Its discharge stability, reactant conversion, product concentration and energy efficiency are higher obviously than those of other discharge reactors.     

Detonation initiation from shock and material interface interactions in hydrogen-air mixtures

A numerical study was conducted to explore the mechanisms of detonation initiation in a stoichiometric hydrogen-air mixture resulting from the interaction between a Mach 2.8 shock and a perturbed material interface. The simulations used a high-order compressible numerical method for fluid dynamics with both detailed and simplified chemical-diffusive models. Three material interfaces were considered: no interface, a perturbed planar flame, and a perturbed helium interface. The case with no interface did not evolve into a detonation. The case with the flame produced a series of additional shock-flame and shock-shock interactions. The shock-shock interactions produced a series of contact surfaces and sliplines with increasing temperature. Hot spots eventually formed along these sliplines and a detonation was initiated shortly thereafter through a reactivity gradient mechanism. The overall process of detonation initiation was similar for both detailed and simplified chemical-diffusive models. Only the fine details, such as the precise time and location of the hot spots, were different. This indicates that simplified chemical-diffusive models are adequate to describe the initiation of detonations in the present configuration. The processes that ignited the detonation were also similar in the case where the flame was replaced with a helium interface. Helium has a similar acoustic impedance to the products and produced similar wave refraction patterns. Thus, the primary effect of the flame is to facilitate the shock-shock interactions that produce hot spots and initiate the detonation. The chemical energy released by the flame has a secondary influence.     

Experimental study of pulsed corona discharge in air

We report on the results of experimental investigation of a pulsed corona discharge in electric fields with different degrees of nonuniformity under the action of a standard thunderstorm pulse in a wide range of voltages from the origination threshold to the breakdown. A high-sensitivity video camera makes it possible to record microdischarge and streamer processes in air long before the spark breakdown. It is known that the size of the corona discharge sheath increases with the supplied voltage, and the shape of the corona sheath depends on the polarity of the active electrode [1, 2]. It was demonstrated for the first time by Peek [3] that the range of voltages from the initiation of a corona discharge to the spark breakdown increases with the degree of nonuniformity of the electric field. We show that an analogous pattern is observed for a pulsed corona also. Our results show that the form of a pulsed corona discharge considerably depends on the pulse polarity, and a spark breakdown becomes possible when most branches in the streamer corona cover the electrode gap.     

Modeling of pulsed spark discharge in water and its application to well cleaning

This paper presents a simulation model for the generation of strong pressure wave by means of pulsed spark discharge in water and its application to well cleaning. In the simulation model, one-dimensional time-dependent magnetohydrodynamic equations are coupled to a capacitive discharge circuit equation. A cylindrical conducting spark channel formed by electrical breakdown of water gap between a pair of electrodes is treated as a load of which resistance and inductance are allowed to change with time. For describing the spark channel properties accurately, precise calculations on thermodynamic properties and electrical conductivity are included in the simulation model. The simulation results show an excellent agreement with the experimentally measured shock pressure as well as the current and voltage waveforms. The simulation reveals that Joule heating of the spark channel during the very early phase of electrical discharge plays a key role in the formation of shock wave in water. The voltage on a capacitor at breakdown, the circuit inductance, and the resistance of the spark channel are found to be the most important parameters for the shock wave formation. With this technique, a pilot test for the cleaning of a clogged well has been performed in a water well which was constructed as a test-bed for riverbank filtration near the Anseong-cheon (river) in Korea. Well treatments have been carried out with an electrical energy of 510 J stored on a pulsed power system, at which the maximum shock pressure is measured to be around 7 MPa at the position of the well screen, i.e. 0.1 m away from the spark gap. A slug test shows 2.9 times improvement in the hydraulic conductivity of the well, which, combined with a visual inspection inside the well using an underwater camera, clearly demonstrates that the strong pressure wave generated by underwater spark discharge can effectively remove almost all incrustations formed in the well screen and thus improve well performance. Operating parameters for controlling the strength of shock pressure are discussed using the simulation model for extensive applications of the present technique to various types of water wells.     

Influence of the length of a high-voltage discharge channel in water on the efficiency of plastic deformation of a cylindrical shell

The process of conversion of a capacitor bank energy to the work of plastic deformation of a cylindrical shell as a result of high-voltage discharge in water is investigated, taking into account high-speed strain-hardening of a material. Mathematical simulation of electrodynamic, hydrodynamic, and elastoplastic wave processes in a deformable discharge chamber in geometrically and physically related nonlinear statement is used as the basic method of investigation. The length of the discharge channel, for which a part of the capacitor bank energy transferred to the cylindrical shell is maximal, is determined for the given set of parameters of the dynamic system being analyzed.     

Nonequilibrium Zeldovich-von Neumann-Doring theory and reactive flow modeling of detonation

This paper discusses the Nonequilibrium Zeldovich-von Neumann-Doring (NEZND) theory of self-sustaining detonation waves and the Ignition and Growth reactive flow model of shock initiation and detonation wave propagation in solid explosives. The NEZND theory identified the nonequilibrium excitation processes that precede and follow the exothermic decomposition of a large high explosive molecule into several small reaction product molecules. The thermal energy deposited by the leading shock wave must be distributed to the vibrational modes of the explosive molecule before chemical reactions can occur. The induction time for the onset of the initial endothermic reactions can be calculated using high pressure-high temperature transition state theory. Since the chemical energy is released well behind the leading shock front of a detonation wave, a physical mechanism is required for this chemical energy to reinforce the leading shock front and maintain its overall constant velocity. This mechanism is the amplification of pressure wavelets in the reaction zone by the process of de-excitation of the initially highly vibrationally excited reaction product molecules. This process leads to the development of the three-dimensional structure of detonation waves observed for all explosives. For practical predictions of shock initiation and detonation in hydrodynamic codes, phenomenological reactive flow models have been developed. The Ignition and Growth reactive flow model of shock initiation and detonation in solid explosives has been very successful in describing the overall flow measured by embedded gauges and laser interferometry. This reactive flow model uses pressure and compression dependent reaction rates, because time-resolved experimental temperature data is not yet available. Since all chemical reaction rates are ultimately controlled by temperature, the next generation of reactive flow models will use temperature dependent reaction rates. Progress on a statistical hot spot ignition and growth reactive flow model with multistep Arrhenius chemical reaction pathways is discussed. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Electric ignition energy evaluation and the energy distribution structure of energy released in electrostatic discharge process

Ignition energy is one of the important parameters of flammable materials, and evaluating ignition energy precisely is essential to the safety of process industry and combustion science and technology. By using electric spark discharge test system, a series of electric spark discharge experiments were conducted with the capacitor-stored energy in the range of 10 J, 100 J, and 1000 J, respectively. The evaluation method for energy consumed by electric spark, wire, and switch during capacitor discharge process has been studied respectively. The resistance of wire, switch, and plasma between electrodes has been evaluated by different methods and an optimized evaluation method has been obtained. The electric energy consumed by wire, electric switch, and electric spark-induced plasma between electrodes were obtained and the energy structure of capacitor-released energy was analyzed. The dynamic process and the characteristic parameters(the maximum power, duration of discharge process) of electric spark discharge process have been analyzed. Experimental results showed that, electric spark-consumed energy only accounts for 8%–14% of the capacitor-released energy. With the increase of capacitor-released energy, the duration of discharge process becomes longer, and the energy of plasma accounts for more in the capacitor-released energy. The power of electric spark varies with time as a damped sinusoids function and the period and the maximum value increase with the capacitor-released energy.     

非均匀炸药冲击起爆和起爆后的行为

 介绍并分析了Campbell 等人及其他作者研究非均匀炸药冲击起爆和起爆后行为所获得的实验结果,但不涉及其冲击起爆条件。足够强的冲击波进入非均匀炸药后,爆轰将瞬时（指不经过感应时间）且直接（指不经过其他过程,如爆燃）被引发;非均匀炸药起爆后,其中传播的自始至终是一个不断增长的爆轰波,直至发展为正常爆轰,整个过程都是爆轰的增长（新定义）过程。不存在由反应冲击波不断增长并转变为爆轰波的所谓向爆轰的增长。所谓向爆轰的增长,实际上是爆轰的增长（按新定义）的初期;Craig原定义的爆轰的增长,实际上是爆轰的增长（按新定义）的后期;而所谓反应冲击波,实际上是增长中的初期爆轰波。爆轰的增长（按新定义）是所有猛炸药的特性,炸药反应不充分并逐渐趋于充分是爆轰的增长的化学机制。     

On minimum energy of ignition of methane-air mixtures

The spark ignition of methane-air mixtures of various compositions with the help of a high-voltage source based on a piezoceramic step-up transformer with a high output resistance was studied. The experiments were performed at volumetric flow rates up to 20 cm/s and discharge gap widths up to 6 mm. The results were compared to the published data. Gaseous mixtures were demonstrated to be initiated at a decreased ignition energy. The ignition energy was found to be substantially lower when the initiation occurred in the corona discharge regime.     

水中针-板结构小能量脉冲火花放电特性北大核心CSCD

开展了J量级系统储能下电脉冲参数对水中火花放电特性影响研究。驱动源采用参数可调的固态重频纳秒脉冲电源,放电负载为水中针-板结构(间距1 mm),在低重频条件(约5 Hz)下进行实验。通过调节放电参数、拍摄高速阴影图像、光谱诊断以及声信号测量,研究水中脉冲放电的物理特性,得到不同放电参数下放电演化规律及其对声学、光谱特性影响。实验发现:在J量级储能下,放电通道连通两极后,回路电流在几百ns内快速上升至10 A左右,随后缓慢下降,持续50~60μs。发现预设脉宽对放电影响较大,短脉宽条件下放电会被电源固态开关强制截断出现反向放电,而长脉宽条件下放电通道在后期变得不稳定甚至熄弧中断,出现气泡中二次放电现象。辐射光谱揭示了更多等离子体信息,推断通道电子密度在1018 cm-3量级,随着脉宽增加,特征谱线强度增加,表明活性粒子数密度增加,但粒子种类不变。短脉冲(<150μs)作用下产生的脉冲声波的特征宽度在110~150μs,而当脉宽继续增大,声波脉宽并不继续增加而是保持不变,保持在150μs左右。研究结果对水中小能量火花放电的机理研究有一定参考价值,为水声学、液相等离子体等领域的应用提供思路。     

Experimental study on energy characteristics and ignition performance of recessed multichannel plasma igniter

In the extreme conditions of high altitude, low temperature, low pressure, and high speed, the aircraft engine is prone to flameout and difficult to start secondary ignition, which makes reliable ignition of combustion chamber at high altitude become a worldwide problem. To solve this problem, a kind of multichannel plasma igniter with round cavity is proposed in this paper, the three-channel and five-channel igniters are compared with the traditional ones. The discharge energy of the three igniters was compared based on the electric energy test and the thermal energy test, and ignition experiments was conducted in the simulated high-altitude environment of the component combustion chamber. The results show that the recessed multichannel plasma igniter has higher discharge energy than the conventional spark igniter, which can increase the conversion efficiency of electric energy from 26% to 43%, and the conversion efficiency of thermal energy from 25% to73%. The recessed multichannel plasma igniter can achieve greater spark penetration depth and excitation area, which both increase with the increase of height. At the same height, the inlet flow helps to increase the penetration depth of the spark.The recessed multichannel plasma igniter can widen the lean ignition boundary, and the maximum enrichment percentage of lean ignition boundary can reach 31%.     

Dynamics of energy release in a low-voltage pulsed arc in air

The influence of the discharge conditions on the dynamics of energy release is considered for pulsed arcs in air at initial pressures from 10⁵ to 8×10⁵ Pa and a low-voltage capacitor voltage of up to 400 V. A novel method for determining the resistance of the discharge channel in the final stage of a spark discharge is proposed. The method is applied to estimating the discharge channel parameters.     

等离子体喷射触发气体开关多通道放电特性

为了能够形成稳定的多通道放电,研制了一种等离子体喷射触发气体开关。在触发电极的内部嵌入多个微型激励腔以形成多通道等离子体喷射,从而在主间隙中诱导多通道放电。研究了触发电路连接方式、触发能量和极性对多通道等离子体喷射的影响,比较了开关在两种工作模式下各间隙放电通道数量随工作系数的变化规律。实验结果表明:采用触发电路II连接方式,触发电极的多通道放电效果更好;高触发能量、负极性和低气压条件有利于形成多通道等离子体喷射;当开关运行在工作模式Ⅱ,且在较高工作系数时,具有更好的多通道放电特性。     

均匀炸药冲击起爆和起爆后的行为

 介绍并分析了Campbell等人研究均匀炸药冲击起爆和起爆后行为所获得的实验结果,但不涉及其冲击起爆条件。Campbell等人的实验表明,足够强的冲击波进入硝基甲烷后,经过若干微秒的感应时间,爆轰发生在隔板与炸药间的界面处。这就是说,在均匀炸药中,足够强的冲击虽非瞬时但直接（指不经过其它过程,如爆燃）引发了爆轰。重新处理后的实验数据表明：硝基甲烷起爆后,爆轰波的净爆速小于正常爆速;当进入硝基甲烷的初始冲击波的有效压力p_eff由8.82 GPa升至12.14 GPa时,感应时间t_ind的实验值由3.06 μs降至0.705 μs。以两相的排平（A,m）物态方程描述爆轰产物,较为严格地重新推导了基于热起爆理论的估算感应时间t_ind的公式。在上述p_eff的变化范围内,t_ind的理论值则由248 μs降至0.99 μs,明显地高于实验值。这表明,热起爆理论不适于描述硝基甲烷的冲击起爆行为。从本质上讲,热起爆理论对均匀炸药的冲击起爆行为的描述,不符合物质运动的微观图像,因此,它不适于描述均匀炸药的上述行为。     

Main stage of the lightning discharge: Mechanism and output characteristics

Physical processes responsible for the lightning discharge are considered. An expression relating the basic physical quantities describing the evolution of the lightning discharge to the magnitude and waveform of the lightning current is found. It is shown that the peak lightning current is proportional to the lightning channel length, the steepness of the current pulse depends on the physical constants of the spark discharge, and the current pulse duration depends on the physical constants of the spark discharge and also on the leader’s space charge density.