Study of vortex in flow fields induced by surface dielectric barrier discharge actuator at low pressure based on Q criterion

Flow fields induced by a surface dielectric barrier discharge actuator at low pressure of 7 kPa are measured by particle image velocimetry.The distribution of local vortices in the flow field is revealed by the Q criterion.The reason for the generation of vortices is analyzed and the influence of pulse frequency and duty cycle on vortices is studied.The results show that the Q criterion can reveal the small-scale vortices,which cannot be indicated by the streamline.The direction transition zone where the induced jet moves from the vertical to the tangential and the shear layer between the jet and stationary air are prone to the generation of strong vortices.The influence of pulse frequency on vortices is not obvious,but the variation of duty cycle can significantly affect the strength and distribution of vortices.     

低温等离子体对甲烷/氧反扩散火焰影响的实验研究

为探究低温等离子体对甲烷/氧反扩散火焰的影响,通过对同轴式喷注器环缝甲烷射流施加介质阻挡放电产生甲烷等离子体,综合采用多种测量手段实验研究了多种工况下该低温等离子体特性及火焰关键参数的变化。结果显示,放电击穿电压随混合比增大而减小,电流脉冲数量和幅值则随混合比增大而先增加后减小;甲烷等离子体呈灰白色,低电压下提高气体流量则放电有所减弱;受等离子体气动效应作用,放电后甲烷射流角有所增大,且电压越高射流角越大,增幅则逐渐减小,过高激励强度下射流发生失稳;等离子体通过改变燃料和氧化剂的掺混而影响甲烷/氧反扩散火焰的形态,使得火焰中心高度总体有所下降,特征长度缩短,释热强度则有所增加,其中小流量、低混合比条件下作用效果更明显;喷注器功率则随混合比上升而先增大后减小。