Discharge and jet characteristics of gliding arc plasma igniter driven by pressure difference  

作　　者：Xinyao CHENG Huimin SONG Shengfang HUANG Yifei ZHU Zhibo ZHANG Zhenyang LI Min JIA 程信尧;宋慧敏;黄胜方;朱益飞;张志波;李振阳;贾敏(Science and Technology on Plasma Dynamics Laboratory,Air Force Engineering University,Xi’an 710038,People’s Republic of China;China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center,Mianyang 621000,People’s Republic of China;Institute of Aeroengine,Xi’an Jiaotong University,Xi’an 710049,People’s Republic of China)

机构地区：[1]Science and Technology on Plasma Dynamics Laboratory,Air Force Engineering University,Xi’an 710038,People’s Republic of China [2]China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center,Mianyang 621000,People’s Republic of China [3]Institute of Aeroengine,Xi’an Jiaotong University,Xi’an 710049,People’s Republic of China

出　　处：《Plasma Science and Technology》2022年第11期93-105,共13页等离子体科学和技术（英文版）

基　　金：supported by National Science and Technology Major Project (No. 2017-Ⅲ-0007-0033)

摘　　要：Stable combustion in an afterburner can help increase the thrust of the engine in a short time,thereby improving the maneuverability of a fighter.To improve the ignition performance of an afterburner,a twin-duct ignition platform was designed to study the performance of a gliding arc plasma igniter in close-to-real afterburner conditions.The research was carried out by a combination of experiments and simulations.The working environment of the igniter was explored through a numerical simulation.The results showed that the airflow ejected from the radiating holes formed a swirling sheath,which increased the anti-interference ability of the airflow jet.The influence of the pressure difference between the inlet and outlet of the igniter(Δp),the flow rate outside the igniter outlet(W_(2)),and the installation angle(α)on the singlecycle discharge energy(E)as well as the maximum arc length(L)were studied through experiments.Three stages were identified:the airflow breakdown stage,the arc evolution stage,and the arc fracture stage.E and L increased by 107.3%and 366.2%,respectively,withΔp increasing from 10 to 70 Torr.The relationship between L andΔp obtained by data fitting is L=3-2.47/(1+(Δp/25)^(4)).The relationship of L at differentαis L_(α=0°)>(L_(α=45°)and L_(α=135°))>L_(α=180°)>L_(α=90°).E and L decrease by 18.2%and 37.3%,respectively,whenΔp=45 Torr and W_(2) is increased from 0 to 250 l min^(-1).

关 键 词：PLASMA IGNITION gliding arc 

分 类 号：V439.2[航空宇航科学与技术—航空宇航推进理论与工程]