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Ning Zhang

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Jie Liu

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Junle Wang

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Hongbo Zhao

ON THE LAMINAR COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL GAS-SYNGAS-AIR MIXTURES

ABSTRACT
In this study, the effects of hydrogen and CO addition on the laminar flame speed and flame instabilities of CH4/air mixture are investigated experimentally and numerically. Results show that laminar flame speeds increase almost linearly with the addition of hydrogen, which is mainly caused by the increase of the flame temperature and the thermal diffusivity of the mixture. However, it de-creases with the increase of the pressure, which is mainly due to the increase of the mixture density and the enhancement of the termination reactions. The hydrodynamic instability is increased with the increase of hydrogen ratio and pressure, which is due to the reduction of the flame thickness. With the increase of hydrogen fractions and pressure, the Markstein lengths decrease obviously, which means the flame instability is enhanced. The addition of CO has little effect on the flame speeds and flame instabilities.
KEYWORDS
syngas, laminar flame speed, flame instability
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2017-12-29
PAPER REVISED: 2018-02-25
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2018-03-13
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2018-09-23
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI171229255Z
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2018, VOLUME 22, ISSUE Issue 5, PAGES [2077 - 2086]
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