A physical model for the distribution of ions and electrons in laminar (premixed) hydrocarbon flames

Pasl Abdel Jalil, Mohamed Rabigh Khodja, Abdul Aziz Suwaiyan*

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Abstract

The potential and random electron current in a flame have been measured using a platinum probe. The flame studied in this work has a cylindrical shape. It has been found that the values of the potential and current are not uniform in the flame. It has also been found that the flame potential and electron current have negative values at the center of the flame and positive values on the surface. The values of the flame potential and electron current have been found to increase downstream in the flame and radially towards the surface of the flame. A physical model based on classical electrodynamics is proposed to explain these observations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)127-135
Number of pages9
JournalArabian Journal for Science and Engineering
Volume26
Issue number2 A
StatePublished - Jul 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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