Publications

Journal Publications

• Control of Large-amplitude Combustion Oscillations using Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Plasmas

S. Shanbhogue, C. Pavan, D. Weibel, F. Gomez del Campo, C. Guerra-Garcia, and A. Ghoniem
Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2023
DOI: 10.2514/1.B38883

• Plasmas for In Situ Resource Utilization on Mars: Fuels, Life Support, and Agriculture

V. Guerra, T. Silva, N. Pinhão, O. Guaitella, C. Guerra-Garcia, F. J. J. Peeters, M. N. Tsampas, M. C. M. van de Sanden
Journal of Applied Physics, 132: 070902, 2022
DOI: 10.1063/5.0098011

• Electric Field Measurements of DC-driven Positive Streamer Coronas Using the E-FISH Method

L. Strobel, B. Martell, A. Morozov, A. Dogariu, C. Guerra-Garcia
Applied Physics Letters, 121: 114102, 2022
DOI: 10.1063/5.0100941

• The Role of Low Temperature Plasma Research in Designing the Lightning and Precipitation Static Protection of Novel Aircraft

C. Guerra-Garcia
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2022
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2022.3209933

• Nanosecond Pulsed Discharge Dynamics During Passage of a Transient Laminar Flame

C. Pavan, C. Guerra-Garcia
Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/aca0bc

• DC-driven Positive Streamer Coronas in Airflow

B. Martell, L. Strobel, C. Guerra-Garcia
Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 31, 085014, 2022
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/ac844a

• Flight Demonstration of Net Electric Charge Control of Aircraft Using Corona Discharge

B. Martell, P. Fontanes, J. Montanya, C. Guerra-Garcia
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2022
DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2022.3178069

• Experimental Investigation of the Electrification of Wind Turbine Blades in Fair-weather and Artificial Charge-compensation to Mitigate the Effects

P. Fontanes, J. Montanya, M. Arcanjo, C. Guerra-Garcia, and G. Tobella
Journal of Electrostatics, 115: 103669, 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2021.103669

• On the Induced Currents to Wind Turbines by the Earth’s Atmospheric Electric Potential: Experiments with Drones

P. Fontanes, J. Montanya, M. Arcanjo, M. Urbani, C. Asensio, C. Guerra-Garcia
IEEE Access (Early Access), 2022
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3152777

• Corona Discharge in Wind for Electrically Isolated Electrodes

C. Guerra-Garcia, N. C. Nguyen, T. Mouratidis, and M. Martinez-Sanchez
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125(16), 2020
DOI: 10.1029/2020JD032908 .

• Investigations of Positive Streamers as Quasi-Steady Structures Using Reduced Order Models

C. Pavan, M. Martinez-Sanchez, and C. Guerra-Garcia
Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 29: 095004 (16pp), 2020
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/aba863 

• Aircraft Charging and Its Influence on Triggered Lightning

C. Pavan, N. C. Nguyen, M. Martinez-Sanchez, J. Peraire, P. Fontanes, M. Urbani, J. Montanya, and C. Guerra-Garcia
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125(1): 1-15, 2019
DOI: 10.1029/2019JD031245

• Charge Control Strategy for Aircraft-triggered Lightning Strike Risk Reduction

C. Guerra-Garcia, N. C. Nguyen, J. Peraire, M. Martinez-Sanchez
AIAA Journal, 56(5): 1988-2002, 2018
DOI: 10.2514/1.J056406

• Computational Study of Glow Corona Discharge in Wind: Biased Conductor

N. C. Nguyen, C. Guerra-Garcia, J. Peraire, M. Martinez-Sanchez
Journal of Electrostatics, 89: 1-12, 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2017.06.005 

• Arc Reattachment Driven by a Turbulent Boundary Layer: Implications for the Sweeping of Lightning Arcs Along Aircraft

C. Guerra-Garcia, N. C. Nguyen, J. Peraire, M. Martinez-Sanchez
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 49(37): 375204, 2016
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/49/37/375204 

• Spatial Uniformity of the Current Emitted by an Array of Passively Fed Electrospray Porous Emitters

C. Guerra-Garcia, D. Krejci, P. Lozano
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 49(11): 115503 (12pp), 2016 (Cover article)
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/49/11/115503

• Localized Pulsed Nanosecond Discharges in a Counterflow Nonpremixed Flame Environment

C. Guerra-Garcia, M. Martinez-Sanchez, R. B. Miles, A. Starikovskiy
Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 24(5): 055010, 2015
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/24/5/055010

• Counterflow Nonpremixed Flame DC Displacement Under AC Electric Field

C. Guerra-Garcia, M. Martinez-Sanchez
Combustion and Flame, 162(11): 4254-4263, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.07.038

• Can Insulating Gaseous Layers Provide a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Effect?

C. Guerra-Garcia, M. Martinez-Sanchez
Applied Physics Letters, 106(4): 041601, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/1.4906417

• Gas-confined Barrier Discharges: A Simplified Model for Plasma Dynamics in Flame Environments

C. Guerra-Garcia, M. Martinez-Sanchez
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 46(34): 345204, 2013
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/34/345204

 

Patents

• M. Martinez-Sanchez, C. Guerra-Garcia, N. C. Nguyen, J. Peraire, T. Mouratidis. Charge Control System to Reduce Risk of an Aircraft-initiated Lightning Strike. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, U. S. Patent No. 10450086, issued Oct. 22, 2019. 

 

Conference Publications

• C. Guerra-Garcia. Two-Way Coupling of Plasma-Assisted Combustion. International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases XXXV (ICPIG), TheNetherlands, July 2023. 
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia, C. Pavan, S. Rao, R. J. Dijoud. Influence of Airflow on Nanosecond Pulsed Discharges. AIAA SCITECH 2023, National Harbor, MD, January 2023.
   
• R. J. Dijoud, C. Guerra-Garcia. Numerical Model of the Initiation and Propagation of a Radial Flame Front by NRP Discharge. AIAA SCITECH 2023, National Harbor, MD, January 2023.
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia, S. Austin, J. Peraire, C. Nguyen. Addressing the Lightning Protection Needs of Novel Aircraft. AIAA SCITECH 2023, National Harbor, MD, January 2023.
   
• C. Pavan, C. Guerra-Garcia. Modeling Flame Speed Modification by Nanosecond Pulsed Discharges to Inform Experimental Design. AIAA SCITECH 2023, National Harbor, MD, January 2023.
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia, B. Martell, L. Strobel, A. Dogariu. The Role of Space ChargeTransport in the Self-Pulsating Behavior of Streamer Coronas. AGU FallMeeting Abstracts 2022, AE31A-02, 2022, Online, December 2022.
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia. Lightning, Plasmas, and Aeronautics. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), Plenary Talk, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
   
• C. Pavan, S. Shanbhogue, D. Weibel, A. Ghoniem, F. del Campo, C. Guerra-Garcia. Regime Transitions of a Pulsed Nanosecond Discharge Driven by Dynamic Flame Instabilities. 75th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, APS GEC, 2022, Online, October 2022.
   
• B. Martell, L. Strobel, C. Guerra-Garcia. DC-driven Streamer Coronas in Wind. 64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 2022, Online, October 2022.
   
• L. Strobel, B. Martell, A. Morozov, A. Dogariu, C. Guerra-Garcia. On the Self-pulsating Behavior of DC-driven Streamer Coronas. 64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 2022, Online, October 2022.
   
• C. Pavan, S. Shanbhogue, D. Weibel, F. del Campo, A. Ghoniem, C. Guerra-Garcia. Nanosecond Pulsed Discharge Regime Transitions in Response to Dynamic Combustion Environments. 64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 2022, Online, October 2022.
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia. A Gas Discharge Physics Perspective to Lightning Protection of Aircraft. 2022 International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (ICOLSE), Invited Keynote, Madrid, Spain, September 2022.
   
• S. Austin, C. Guerra-Garcia, J. Peraire. Computational Zoning of Unconventional Aircraft.  2022 International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (ICOLSE), Madrid, Spain, September 2022.
   
• C. Johnson, B. Martell, C. Guerra-Garcia. Experimental Investigation of Precipitation-static Dischargers in Wind. 2022 International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (ICOLSE), Madrid, Spain, September 2022.
   
• C. Pavan, C. Guerra-Garcia, D. Weibel, M. Nishihara, F. del Campo, S. Shanbhogue, A. Ghoniem. Nanosecond Pulsed Discharge Dynamics in a Swirl-stabilized Combustor with an Unstable Flame. AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, 2022, Chicago, IL, June 2022.
   
• C. Pavan, C. Guerra-Garcia. Modeling the Impact of a Repetitively Pulsed Nanosecond DBD Plasma on a Mesoscale Flame. AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, 2022, San Diego, CA, January 2022.
   
• L. Strobel, N. C. Nguyen, C. Guerra-Garcia. Multiscale Modeling of Streamers: High-fidelity versus Computationally Efficient Methods.  AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, 2022, San Diego, CA, January 2022.
   
• S. Shanbhogue, D. Weibel, F. Gomez del Campo, C. Guerra-Garcia, A. Ghoniem. Active Control of Large Amplitude Combustion Oscillations Using Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Plasmas. AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, 2022, San Diego, CA, January 2022.

 

• B. Martell, L. Strobel, C. Guerra-Garcia. Positive Streamer Corona Discharge Exposed to Wind. AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum, 2021, Online, August 2021.
   
• Y. Zhang, C. Guerra-Garcia. Discharge Regimes and Transitions in Pulsed Nanosecond Dielectric Barrier Discharges at Atmospheric Pressure. AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum, 2021, Online, August 2021.
   
• C. Pavan,  C. Guerra-Garcia. Plasma Actuation of Mesoscale Flames. AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum, 2021, Online, August 2021.
   
• C. Pavan, C. Guerra-Garcia. Regime Transitions of a Pulsed Nanosecond Discharge during Passage of a Transient Flame. APS Gaseous Electronics Conference 2021, 2021, Online, October 2021.
   
• B. Martell, L. Strobel, A. Dogariu, C. Guerra-Garcia. Self-pulsating Streamer Corona Discharge Under DC Voltage. APS Gaseous Electronics Conference 2021, 2021, Online, October 2021.
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia, B. Martell, L. Strobel. Streamer Corona Discharge in Wind. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2021, AE25A-1927, 2021, Online, December 2021.
   
• P. Fontanes, M. Arcanjo, J. Montanya, C. Guerra-Garcia. Deploying Vertical Wires with Drones to Study Wind Turbine Electrification under Fair Weather. EGU General Assembly Conference, EGU21-4556, 2021, Online, April 2021.
   

• C. Pavan, Y. Zhang, C. Guerra-Garcia. Flame Quenching Distance Modification by Plasma Assistance. 2021 AIAA SciTech Forum, 2021, Online, January 2021.
   
• P. Fontanes, J. Montanya, C. Guerra-Garcia, P. Kochkin. Active Protection for Future UAM Aircraft Against Electrostatic Discharges and Lightning. 2021 AIAA SciTech Forum, 2021, Online, January 2021.
   
• B. Martell, P. Fontanes, J. Montanya, C. Guerra-Garcia. An Experimental Study of Active Aircraft Charging. 2021 AIAA SciTech Forum, 2021, Online, January 2021.
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia, N. C. Nguyen, T. Mouratidis, M. Martinez-Sanchez. Corona Discharge in Wind: Revisited. AGU Fall Meeting 2020, Online, December 2020.
   
• C. Pavan, M. Martinez-Sanchez, N. C. Nguyen, L. Strobel, C. Guerra-Garcia. Modelling Streamers as Quasi-steady Structures Characterized by Macroscopic Parameters. AGU Fall Meeting 2020, Online, December 2020.
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia, P. Fontanes, M. Urbani, J. Montanya, T. Mouratidis, M. Martinez-Sanchez, N. C. Nguyen. Controlled Electric Charging of an Aircraft in Flight Using Corona Discharge. AIAA SciTech 2020, Orlando, FL, January 2020.
   
• N. C. Nguyen, M. Martinez-Sanchez, T. Mouratidis, J. Peraire, C. Guerra-Garcia. Charging of an Isolated Body by Glow Corona Discharge in a Wind Stream. International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (ICOLSE), 2019, Wichita, KS, September 2019.
   
• C. Pavan, M. Martinez-Sanchez, C. Guerra-Garcia. A Graphical Characterization of Positive Streamers by Macroscopic Parameters. International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (ICOLSE), 2019, Wichita, KS, September 2019.
   
• M. Martinez-Sanchez , C. Guerra-Garcia, N. C. Nguyen, J. Peraire. Minimal Model of a Positive Glow Corona and Its Transition to Streamers. Electrostatics Joint Conference, 2018, Boston, MA, June 2018.
   
• N. C. Nguyen, C. Guerra-Garcia, M. Martinez-Sanchez, J. Peraire. Modeling and Simulation of Glow Corona Discharge on Airfoils. Electrostatics Joint Conference, 2018, Boston, MA, June 2018.
   
• C. Guerra-Garcia, N. C. Nguyen, J. Peraire, M. Martinez-Sanchez. Influence of Net Charge on the Probability of Lightning Initiation from Aircraft. International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (ICOLSE), 2017, Nagoya, Japan, September 2017.
   
• A. Christophe, C. Guerra-Garcia, N. C. Nguyen, J. Peraire, M. Martinez-Sanchez. Towards a Computational Model of Glow Corona Discharge in Conditions Relevant to Aeronautical Structures. International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (ICOLSE), 2017, Nagoya, Japan, September 2017.

 

PhD Thesis

Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma in Dynamic Combustion Environments
Colin A. Pavan
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2023

 

SM Thesis

Ignition by Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Discharges
Raphael J. Dijoud
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2023

 

Methods of Aircraft Charge Control During Flight
Benjamin C. Martell
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2021

 

Pulsed nanosecond dielectric barrier discharge in nitrogen at atmospheric pressure
Y. Zhang
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2020

 

Reduced Order Modelling of Streamers and their Characterization by Macroscopic Parameters
C. Pavan
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2019

 

Aircraft Charging Using Ion Emission for Lightning Strike Mitigation: An Experimental Study
T. Mouratidis
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2019