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A. Matynia , J.-L. Delfau, L. Pillier and C. Vovelle I I Institut de C C Combustion A A Aérothermique R R Réactivité E E Environnement 1C avenue de la recherche scientifique 45071 Orléans Cedex 02 - France

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A. Matynia, J.-L. Delfau, L. Pillier and C. Vovelle

IIIInstitut de CCCCombustion AAAAérothermique RRRRéactivité EEEEnvironnement1C avenue de la recherche scientifique45071 Orléans Cedex 02 - France

EGR : most efficient technique to reduce NOx emissions

CH4/air Φ=1 P=1atm

In studies, exhaust gas are generally assimilated to N2 or N2/CO2 blend

� Only few studies exist on the effect of water on combustion

2222

Burnt gases

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Experimental

- To analyse flame structures of methane/air + additives

Numerical

- To check the accuracy of the different mechanisms

- To study the influence of CO and H O additions on adiabatic- To study the influence of CO2 and H2O additions on adiabatictemperature and flame velocity

- To analyse the chemical effects of CO2 and H2O

- To study the influence of CO2 and H2O contents in EGR for the determination of the flame velocity

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Lean flamesLean flamesLean flamesLean flamesΦΦΦΦ=0.7=0.7=0.7=0.7

CHCHCHCH4444/air /air /air /air flame 1aflame 1aflame 1aflame 1a

CHCHCHCH4444/air + CO/air + CO/air + CO/air + CO2222 flame 1bflame 1bflame 1bflame 1b

CHCHCHCH4444/air + H/air + H/air + H/air + H2222OOOO flame 1cflame 1cflame 1cflame 1c

Rich flamesRich flamesRich flamesRich flamesCHCHCHCH4444/air /air /air /air flame 2aflame 2aflame 2aflame 2a

CHCHCHCH /air + CO/air + CO/air + CO/air + CO flame 2bflame 2bflame 2bflame 2b

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Rich flamesRich flamesRich flamesRich flamesΦΦΦΦ=1.4=1.4=1.4=1.4

CHCHCHCH4444/air + CO/air + CO/air + CO/air + CO2222 flame 2bflame 2bflame 2bflame 2b

CHCHCHCH4444/air + H/air + H/air + H/air + H2222OOOO flame 2cflame 2cflame 2cflame 2c

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Species

� Gas Chromatography

- FID : CH4, CH3CHO, C2 and C3

- TCD : CO, CO2, H2O, H2, O2, N2

� FTIR

CH2OCH2O

Temperature

Kaiser et al. methodJ. Phys. Chem. A 2000, 104, 8194-8206

- Temperature profiles determined from measurements of the gas flow through the sampling probe

- Tmax measured by a Pt/Pt 10% Rh thermocouple

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Flame structure simulated by using Chemkin II and Premix codes

Four detailed combustion mechanisms were considered

Mech. Nr Nsp

UCSD 175 40

Dagaut 281 54

GRI-Mech3.0 325 53

GDFkin® 3.0 884 121

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BURN : burner-stabilized flame FREE : freely propagating flame

1 0001 0001 0001 000

1 5001 5001 5001 500

2 0002 0002 0002 000

Temperature

Temperature

Temperature

Temperature(K)

(K)

(K)

(K)

CH4/air Φ=0.7 P=1atmUCSD mechanism

BURN/FREE comparison

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0000

500500500500

1 0001 0001 0001 000

0000 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Temperature

Temperature

Temperature

Temperature

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

Calculated profile with "FREE" option

Experimental profile

0,040,040,040,04

0,060,060,060,06

0,080,080,080,08

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

BURN/FREE comparison

BURN : burner-stabilized flame FREE : freely propagating flame

CH4/air Φ=0.7 P=1atmUCSD mechanism

Similar results between BURN and FREE modelling� next calculations were performed with FREE option

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0,000,000,000,00

0,020,020,020,02

0,040,040,040,04

0000 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance from the burner surface (cm)Distance from the burner surface (cm)Distance from the burner surface (cm)Distance from the burner surface (cm)

CH4 profile calculated with "FREE" option

CH4 profile calculated with "BURN" option

Experimental

- To analyse flame structures of methane/air + additives

Numerical

---- To check the accuracy of the different mechanismsTo check the accuracy of the different mechanismsTo check the accuracy of the different mechanismsTo check the accuracy of the different mechanisms

- To study the influence of CO and H O additions on adiabatic- To study the influence of CO2 and H2O additions on adiabatictemperature and flame velocity

- To analyse the chemical effects of CO2 and H2O

- To study the influence of CO2 and H2O contents in EGR for the determination of the flame velocity

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Experimental/modelling comparison

ΦΦΦΦ = 0.7= 0.7= 0.7= 0.7

0,000,000,000,00

0,020,020,020,02

0,040,040,040,04

0,060,060,060,06

0,080,080,080,08

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCH44444444

CHCHCHCH4444/air/air/air/air

Experimental profile

UCSD

Dagaut

GRI-Mech 3.0

0,000,000,000,00

0,020,020,020,02

0,040,040,040,04

0,060,060,060,06

0,080,080,080,08

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,000,000,000,00

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

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CHCHCHCH4444/CO/CO/CO/CO2222/air/air/air/air

CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCH44444444

GDFkin ® 3.0

0,000,000,000,00

0,020,020,020,02

0,040,040,040,04

0,060,060,060,06

0,080,080,080,08

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

CHCHCHCH4444/H/H/H/H2222O/airO/airO/airO/air

CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCH44444444

0,000,000,000,00

0,010,010,010,01

0,020,020,020,02

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

CHCHCHCH4444/air/air/air/air

COCOCOCOCOCOCOCO

ΦΦΦΦ = 0.7= 0.7= 0.7= 0.7

Experimental/modelling comparison

Experimental profile

UCSD

Dagaut

GRI-Mech 3.0

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,000,000,000,00

0,010,010,010,01

0,020,020,020,02

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

12121212

CHCHCHCH4444/CO/CO/CO/CO2222/air/air/air/air

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CHCHCHCH4444/H/H/H/H2222O/airO/airO/airO/air

COCOCOCOCOCOCOCO

0,000,000,000,00

0,010,010,010,01

0,020,020,020,02

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

COCOCOCOCOCOCOCO

CHCHCHCH4444/H/H/H/H2222O/airO/airO/airO/air

GDFkin ® 3.0

0,E+000,E+000,E+000,E+00

2,E2,E2,E2,E----04040404

4,E4,E4,E4,E----04040404

6,E6,E6,E6,E----04040404

8,E8,E8,E8,E----04040404

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

CHCHCHCH4444/air/air/air/air

CCCCCCCC22222222HHHHHHHH44444444

Experimental/modelling comparison

Experimental profile

UCSD

Dagaut

GRI-Mech 3.0

ΦΦΦΦ = 0.7= 0.7= 0.7= 0.7

0,E+000,E+000,E+000,E+00

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,E+000,E+000,E+000,E+00

2,E2,E2,E2,E----04040404

4,E4,E4,E4,E----04040404

6,E6,E6,E6,E----04040404

8,E8,E8,E8,E----04040404

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

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CHCHCHCH4444/CO/CO/CO/CO2222/air/air/air/air

CCCCCCCC22222222HHHHHHHH44444444

GDFkin ® 3.0

0,0E+000,0E+000,0E+000,0E+00

2,0E2,0E2,0E2,0E----04040404

4,0E4,0E4,0E4,0E----04040404

6,0E6,0E6,0E6,0E----04040404

8,0E8,0E8,0E8,0E----04040404

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

CHCHCHCH4444/H/H/H/H2222O/airO/airO/airO/air

CCCCCCCC22222222HHHHHHHH44444444

0,000,000,000,00

0,040,040,040,04

0,080,080,080,08

0,120,120,120,12

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

CHCHCHCH4444/air/air/air/airΦΦΦΦ = 1.4= 1.4= 1.4= 1.4

Experimental profile

UCSD

Dagaut

GRI-Mech 3.0

CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCH44444444

Experimental/modelling comparison

0,000,000,000,00

0,040,040,040,04

0,080,080,080,08

0,120,120,120,12

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,000,000,000,00

0,040,040,040,04

0,080,080,080,08

0,120,120,120,12

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,000,000,000,00

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

14141414

CHCHCHCH4444/H/H/H/H2222O/airO/airO/airO/air

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CHCHCHCH4444/CO/CO/CO/CO2222/air/air/air/air

GDFkin ® 3.0

CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCH44444444CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCH44444444

0,000,000,000,00

0,020,020,020,02

0,040,040,040,04

0,060,060,060,06

0,080,080,080,08

0,100,100,100,10

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

CHCHCHCH4444/air/air/air/air ΦΦΦΦ = 1.4= 1.4= 1.4= 1.4

Experimental profile

UCSD

Dagaut

GRI-Mech 3.0

COCOCOCOCOCOCOCO

Experimental/modelling comparison

0,000,000,000,00

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,000,000,000,00

0,020,020,020,02

0,040,040,040,04

0,060,060,060,06

0,080,080,080,08

0,100,100,100,10

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,000,000,000,00

0,020,020,020,02

0,040,040,040,04

0,060,060,060,06

0,080,080,080,08

0,100,100,100,10

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

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CHCHCHCH4444/H/H/H/H2222O/airO/airO/airO/airCHCHCHCH4444/CO/CO/CO/CO2222/air/air/air/air

GDFkin ® 3.0

COCOCOCOCOCOCOCO COCOCOCOCOCOCOCO

0,0E+000,0E+000,0E+000,0E+00

1,0E1,0E1,0E1,0E----03030303

2,0E2,0E2,0E2,0E----03030303

3,0E3,0E3,0E3,0E----03030303

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

CHCHCHCH4444/air/air/air/air ΦΦΦΦ = 1.4= 1.4= 1.4= 1.4

Experimental profile

UCSD

Dagaut

GRI-Mech 3.0

CCCCCCCC22222222HHHHHHHH44444444

Experimental/modelling comparison

0,0E+000,0E+000,0E+000,0E+00

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,0E+000,0E+000,0E+000,0E+00

1,0E1,0E1,0E1,0E----03030303

2,0E2,0E2,0E2,0E----03030303

3,0E3,0E3,0E3,0E----03030303

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

0,0E+000,0E+000,0E+000,0E+00

1,0E1,0E1,0E1,0E----03030303

2,0E2,0E2,0E2,0E----03030303

3,0E3,0E3,0E3,0E----03030303

0,00,00,00,0 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Mole fraction

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

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CHCHCHCH4444/H/H/H/H2222O/airO/airO/airO/airCHCHCHCH4444/CO/CO/CO/CO2222/air/air/air/air

GDFkin ® 3.0

CCCCCCCC22222222HHHHHHHH44444444 CCCCCCCC22222222HHHHHHHH44444444

Experimental

- To analyse flame structures of methane/air + additives

Numerical

- To check the accuracy of the different mechanisms

---- To study the influence of COTo study the influence of COTo study the influence of COTo study the influence of CO and Hand Hand Hand H O additions on adiabaticO additions on adiabaticO additions on adiabaticO additions on adiabatic---- To study the influence of COTo study the influence of COTo study the influence of COTo study the influence of CO2222 and Hand Hand Hand H2222O additions on adiabaticO additions on adiabaticO additions on adiabaticO additions on adiabatictemperature and flame velocity temperature and flame velocity temperature and flame velocity temperature and flame velocity

- To analyse the chemical effects of CO2 and H2O

- To study the influence of CO2 and H2O contents in EGR for the determination of the flame velocity

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Temperature profiles

Φ = 0.7

0000

500500500500

1 0001 0001 0001 000

1 5001 5001 5001 500

2 0002 0002 0002 000

Temperature

Temperature

Temperature

Temperature(K)

(K)

(K)

(K)

Φ = 1.4

0000

500500500500

1000100010001000

1500150015001500

2000200020002000

Temperature

Temperature

Temperature

Temperature(K)

(K)

(K)

(K)

UCSD UCSD

0000 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Distance Distance Distance Distance fromfromfromfrom the the the the burnerburnerburnerburner surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)surface (cm)

18181818

Burnt gases temperature decreases

Downward shift in diluted flames

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0000 0,10,10,10,1 0,20,20,20,2 0,30,30,30,3

Distance from the burner surface (cm)Distance from the burner surface (cm)Distance from the burner surface (cm)Distance from the burner surface (cm)

CH4/air CH4/air +CO2 CH4/air +H2O

1700

1725

1750

1775

1800

TT TTmax

max

max

max

CH4/air

+ CO2

+ H2O1 800

1 850

1 900

1 950

2 000

TT TTmax

max

max

max

CH4/air

+ CO2

+ H2O

Flame velocity

10

15

20

25

GRIGRIGRIGRI----Mech 3.0Mech 3.0Mech 3.0Mech 3.0

DagautDagautDagautDagaut

UCSDUCSDUCSDUCSD

GDFkin® 3.0GDFkin® 3.0GDFkin® 3.0GDFkin® 3.0

Φ = 0.7 Φ = 1.4

CH4

CH4/CO2CH4/H2O CH4

CH /COCH4/H2O

-16%-20%

19191919

Some scatters observed especially in rich flames but same tendencies with both diluents

Additive concentration higher in the rich flames

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0

5-38%

CH4/CO2

CH4/H2O

-25%Experimental Experimental Experimental Experimental datadatadatadata

Experimental data : Stone et al. Combust. Flame 114:546-555 (1998)

Experimental

- To analyse flame structures of methane/air + additives

Numerical

- To check the accuracy of the different mechanisms

- To study the influence of CO and H O additions on adiabatic- To study the influence of CO2 and H2O additions on adiabatictemperature and flame velocity

---- To analyse the chemical effects of COTo analyse the chemical effects of COTo analyse the chemical effects of COTo analyse the chemical effects of CO2222 and Hand Hand Hand H2222OOOO

- To study the influence of CO2 and H2O contents in EGR for the determination of the flame velocity

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Chemical influence of CO2 and H2O

Liu et al. method Liu, H. Guo, G.J. Smallwood, O.L. Gülder, Combust. Flame, 125 (2001) 778-787

CO2 and H2O replaced by FCO2 and FH2O

� same thermochemical and transport properties thanCO2 and H2O but not included in the mechanism

CH4 FCO2/CH4 CO2/CH4 FH2O/CH4 H2O/CH4

Flame velocity (cm/s) Φ=0.7 19.8 16.8 16.5 17.6 17.7

Flame velocity (cm/s) Φ=1.4 16.0 10.1 9.7 10.5 11.0

21212121

� Small decrease with normal CO2 -> inhibiting effectSmall increase with normal H2O -> promoting effect

----0.30.30.30.3

----0.40.40.40.4

+0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1

+0.5+0.5+0.5+0.5

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2 2

UCSD computation

Inhibiting effect of CO2 :

CO2 + H � CO + OH� reduces the rate of the branching reaction H+O2 � OH+O

Chemical influence of CO2 and H2O

Promoting effect of H O :

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Promoting effect of H2O :

H2O + H � H2 + OH� converts H2O into H2

Experimental

- To analyse flame structures of methane/air + additives

Numerical

- To check the accuracy of the different mechanisms

- To study the influence of CO and H O additions on adiabatic- To study the influence of CO2 and H2O additions on adiabatictemperature and flame velocity

- To analyse the chemical effects of CO2 and H2O

---- To study the influence of COTo study the influence of COTo study the influence of COTo study the influence of CO2222 and Hand Hand Hand H2222O contents in EGR for the O contents in EGR for the O contents in EGR for the O contents in EGR for the determination of the flame velocitydetermination of the flame velocitydetermination of the flame velocitydetermination of the flame velocity

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� Addition of N2, CO2/N2, H2O/N2, EGR

Lean flame

Influence of CO2 and H2O additions in EGR

stoechiometric and rich flames

EGR composition :

24242424

CO2 : 6.6%H2O : 13.4%N2 : 74%O2 : 6%

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CO2 : 9.5% H2O : 19%N2 : 71.5%

Influence of CO2 and H2O additions in EGR

30303030

40404040

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

EGREGREGREGR

COCOCOCO2222----NNNN2222

HHHH2222OOOO----NNNN2222

NNNN2222

ΦΦΦΦ=1.0=1.0=1.0=1.0N2 CO2-N2 H2O-N2 EGR

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0000

10101010

20202020

0000 10101010 20202020 30303030

Flame

Flame

Flame

Flamespeed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

% % % % additiveadditiveadditiveadditive

ΦΦΦΦ=1.0=1.0=1.0=1.0

ΦΦΦΦ=0.7=0.7=0.7=0.7ΦΦΦΦ=1.4=1.4=1.4=1.4

N2 CO2-N2 H2O-N2 EGR

φ = 0.7 -42 -48 -45 -4620% EGR

φ = 1.0 -44 -55 -47 -50

φ = 1.4 -35 -42 -35 -37 8% EGR

Flame speed decrease (%)

Results computed with UCSD mechanism

Influence of CO2 and H2O additions in EGR

30303030

40404040

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

EGREGREGREGR

COCOCOCO2222----NNNN2222

HHHH2222OOOO----NNNN2222

NNNN2222

ΦΦΦΦ=1.0=1.0=1.0=1.0N2 CO2-N2 H2O-N2 EGR

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0000

10101010

20202020

0000 10101010 20202020 30303030

Flame

Flame

Flame

Flamespeed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

speed (cm/s)

% % % % additiveadditiveadditiveadditive

ΦΦΦΦ=1.0=1.0=1.0=1.0

ΦΦΦΦ=0.7=0.7=0.7=0.7ΦΦΦΦ=1.4=1.4=1.4=1.4

N2 CO2-N2 H2O-N2 EGR

φ = 0.7 -42 -48 -45 -4620% EGR

φ = 1.0 -44 -55 -47 -50

φ = 1.4 -35 -42 -35 -37 8% EGR

Flame speed decrease (%)

Results computed with UCSD mechanism

Presence of H2O in burnt gases must be taken into account for more accurate flame modelling with EGR

Chemical influence of CO2 and H2O

Chemical inhibition effect of CO2

Promoting effect of H O

Experimental study of lean and rich methane/air flames with addition of CO2 and H2O

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Promoting effect of H2O

6th International Seminar on Flame Structure 14-17 Sept 2008

Influence of CO2 and H2O additions in EGR

For more accurate simulation of EGR, the presence of H2O in the burnt gases must be taken into consideration

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