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THE augmentation of flames by the addition of electrical energy has recently received considerable attention. Most of the systems reported use a.c. augmenting power in one form or another and require the electrical conductivity of the flame to be enhanced by the addition of easily ionized seed material. By using d.c. augmentation, we have found it possible to operate a suitable augmented flame with no seed addition once the discharge has been established.
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GAWEN, J., HARKER, J. & FELLS, I. A Non-seeded Electrically Augmented Flame System. Nature 210, 1149–1150 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101149b0
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