Kinetic Modeling Study on the Combustion Characterization of Synthetic C3 and C4 Alcohols for Lean Premixed Prevaporized Combustion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Setup
2.2. Numerical Method
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Literature Mechanisms Validation
3.2. Mechanism Development
3.3. The New Mechanism Validation
3.4. Modeling LPP for Aviation
3.4.1. Ignition Delay Time and Laminar Burning Velocity Prediction of the Model
3.4.2. Emission Prediction of the Model
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nadiri, S.; Zimmermann, P.; Sane, L.; Fernandes, R.; Dinkelacker, F.; Shu, B. Kinetic Modeling Study on the Combustion Characterization of Synthetic C3 and C4 Alcohols for Lean Premixed Prevaporized Combustion. Energies 2021, 14, 5473. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175473
Nadiri S, Zimmermann P, Sane L, Fernandes R, Dinkelacker F, Shu B. Kinetic Modeling Study on the Combustion Characterization of Synthetic C3 and C4 Alcohols for Lean Premixed Prevaporized Combustion. Energies. 2021; 14(17):5473. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175473
Chicago/Turabian StyleNadiri, Solmaz, Paul Zimmermann, Laxmi Sane, Ravi Fernandes, Friedrich Dinkelacker, and Bo Shu. 2021. "Kinetic Modeling Study on the Combustion Characterization of Synthetic C3 and C4 Alcohols for Lean Premixed Prevaporized Combustion" Energies 14, no. 17: 5473. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175473