Announcing a Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Plasma-Assisted Combustion

IPTC supports IEEE with soliciting and reviewing papers for its annual Special Issue on Plasma Assisted Combustion (in IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.). The intention of this Special Issue is to provide an integrated forum for high-quality publications in the field and to promote further interest and exchange of technical information in this exciting and technologically important area of plasma science. Contributions are solicited in, but not restricted to, the following topics:

• Physics/chemistry of effects of plasmas on flames and deflagration-to-detonation transitions.
• Use of plasmas to promote and/or improve efficiency in engines (automotive, aircraft, etc.) or flames and/or burners.
• Plasma sources (e.g., jets) for improved ignition, flame control, gasification, etc.
• Applications to aircraft pulsed detonation engines, and near-supersonic/supersonic engines.
• Applications to pollution reduction (i.e., combustion efficiency improvement - not exhaust cleaning).
• Applications to fuel reforming/conversion (e.g., fossil fuel to hydrogen and waste-to-energy).

Both full-paper and shorter technical-note manuscripts will receive consideration for publication in this Special Issue. The manuscripts submission deadline is March 1, 2010 at the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science IEEE Manuscript Central website at http://tps-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com. For more information about this Special Issue please visit http://www.ieeetps.org.