Merging Plasma Science into Combustion Science ― Plasma-Assisted Combustion ―

Abstract

Recently, plasma-assisted combustion attracts much attention of many researchers as a new interdisciplinary field between combustion and plasma sciences. In this article, we describe a brief explanation of various plasmas, concepts of plasma-assisted combustion, and the research trend of plasma-assisted combustion. We also report examples of experimental investigation on plasma-assisted combustion, which have been carried out in authors' research groups.