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Investigation on laminar burning velocity measurements of premixed Ethane-Air mixture at higher pressure and temperature conditions


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Elsevier
Publishing Date
01-Oct-2023
volume
358
Issue
July 2023
Pages
130175

The externally heated diverging channel (EHDC) method was utilized to evaluate the laminar burning velocity (LBV) of premixed ethane-air flames at higher mixture temperature (350 - 620 K) and pressure (1 - 5 atm) conditions over different mixture strengths (? = 0.7 - 1.3). The maximum LBV was noted at ? = 1.1 for all pressure and temperature conditions. The inverted parabolic behavior of the temperature exponent was obtained with the minima at ? = 1.1. The pressure exponent (ß) exhibits a parabolic variation with its maxima at ? = 1.0. The current results are further analyzed and compared with the literature measurements, and the comprehensive kinetic model predictions of USC mech II, San Diego mech, and Aramco mech 1.3. The present LBV measurements match well with the kinetic model predictions of Aramco mech 1.3 at most of the mixture and pressure conditions. The present results propose the variation of pressure exponent (ß) as a function of temperature ratio, and temperature exponent (a) as a function of pressure ratio for different mixture conditions (?). A revised power-law correlation for a and ß variations is also recommended as, S_u=S_u0 (T_u/T_u0 )^(?_0 + ?_1 (1 - P_u/(P_u0)) ) ) (P_u/P_u0 )^(ß_0 + ß_1 (1 - T_u/T_u0 ) ). The sensitivity analysis indicates the maximum decrement in the positive sensitivity for the chain branching reaction HCO + M ? H + CO +M (R30) across all the stated mixture conditions, owing to an increment in the third body effects along with pressure and temperature. The reaction pathway analysis reveals a maximum net reduction in the elemental flux (~ 56%) for the reaction between the species carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) through different reactions, due to a rise in pressure and temperature.

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