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Investigation of Rotating Arc-Catalytic Reactor for CF4 Removal with High Energy Efficiency
CF4 is commonly used in semiconductor industries, and its removal requires a large amount of energy because it is a highly stable perfluorinated compound. In this study, a rotating arc-catalytic reactor that uses...
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Ignition Process of Diesel Spray Based on Behavior of Rotating Gliding Arc in Plasma Reformer
The design of efficient plasma reformers requires both efficient fuel conversion of fuel and chemical energy extraction. In this regard, liquid fuels provide the advantages of high gravimetric and volumetric e...
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Evaluation of the Thermal Effect of Arc Plasma in the Plasma-Driven Partial Oxidation of Octane
The on-board reforming technique for de-NOx is attracting increasing interest because of the fast start-up and size of the device. However, due to the limited amount of energy available from the battery, a ful...
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Combustion of Inert-Gas-Diluted Volatile Organic Compounds Using a Fuel-Rich Pilot Flame and Rotating Arc Plasma
This report proposes a method that uses plasma in combination with combustion to remove very low concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that cannot be combusted with conventional burners. A burner...
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Application of Plasma Fuel Reformer to an On-Board Diesel Burner
A conventional diesel burner has arisen several shortcomings, such a large supply of air for a stoichiometric combustion, and a long heat-up time to reach the light-off temperature of catalyst in a diesel afte...
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Optimization of NH3 Decomposition by Control of Discharge Mode in a Rotating Arc
In this study, the characteristic behavior of a rotating arc was investigated. Various modes, depending on the electric power supplied, can be observed in a rotating arc. Each mode produces different discharge...
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Plasma Burner for Active Regeneration of Diesel Particulate Filter
This study proposes a diesel particulate filter system to remove particulate matter (PM) from diesel engines. Filters should be periodically burned (regenerated) to remove PM. In the proposed system, a plasma ...
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Effect of the Electric Conductivity of a Catalyst on Methane Activation in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor
The influence of catalyst electric conductivity on methane activation in a planar-type dielectric barrier discharge reactor is investigated by empirically comparing the degree of methane conversion of bare Al2O3 ...
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Comparative Study of Methane Activation Process by Different Plasma Sources
In this paper, we compare the characteristics of methane activation by diverse plasma sources. The test conditions of reactant flow rate and composition are fixed for each plasma source to eliminate any possib...
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Map** Plasma Chemistry in Hydrocarbon Fuel Processing Processes
A role of plasma chemistry and relative contribution to the overall reaction is explained. Considering relative contribution of thermo chemistry and plasma chemistry, reactions are classified into three differ...
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Interactive Phenomena of a Rotating Arc and a Premixed CH4 Flame
The interactive phenomena between a rotating arc and a premixed methane/air flame have been investigated. The effects of the rotating arc on the flame were observed: both lean and rich flammability limit was e...