Kinetic processes in the plasma formed in combustion of hydrocarbon fuels

An analysis of the basic kinetic processes responsible for the formation of ions, electrons, charged and neutral carbon clusters and particles of nanometer size in the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels has been made. It has been shown that the formation of a polydisperse ensemble of positively and negatively charged particles is mainly caused by the ion adhesion to primary particles and secondarily formed particles and also by particle coagulation. Account must be taken not only of the Coulomb interaction but also of the van der Waals and polarization interaction between particles. The distinstice features of the deposition of polar molecules on charged particles have been considered.