A review on plasma combustion of fuel in internal combustion engines |
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| Authors: | Ahmed MRN Alrashidi Nor Mariah Adam Abdul Aziz Hairuddin Luqman Chuah Abdullah |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia;2. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | In recent years, new ways of improving the combustion efficiency of fuel during gas turbine operations have been developed. The most significant has been the application of plasma technology for the combustion of fuel in gas turbine operations. Plasma is formed when gas is exposed to either high temperature or high‐voltage electricity. This technology is very promising and has proven to enhance the performance of gas turbines and reduce toxic emissions. Recent studies have shown the use of different types of plasma applications in gas turbine operations such as plasma torch, filamentary discharge, and nanosecond pulse discharge, whose results show that plasma technology has great potential in improving flame stabilization, the fuel/air mixing ratio, and flash point values of these fuels. These findings and advances have further provided new opportunities in the development of efficient plasma discharges for practical uses in plasma combustion of fuel for gas turbine operations. This article is a comprehensive overview of the advances and blind spots in the knowledge of plasma combustion of fuel during internal combustion engine operations. This review also focuses on applications, methods, and experimental results in plasma combustion of fuel in gas turbines. |
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| Keywords: | fuel combustion internal combustion engines plasma combustion |
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