Laminar Burning Velocities of Hydrogen-Blended Methane–Air and Natural Gas–Air Mixtures, Calculated from the Early Stage of p(t) Records in a Spherical Vessel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
3. Computing Program
4. Data Evaluation
5. Results and Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Component | CH4 | C2H6 | C3H8 | n-C4H10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fraction in NG, mol% | 89.3 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
Fuel | Equivalence Ratios, φ | |
---|---|---|
CH4–air | 0 | 0.95–1.15 |
CH4–H2–air | 0.05; 0.10; 0.25; 0.50 | 0.90–1.30 |
Natural gas (NG)–air | 0 | 0.90–1.20 |
Natural gas (NG)–H2–air | 0.10; 0.25; 0.50 | 0.95–1.15 |
[CH4]/mol% | [H2]/mol% | [CH4 + H2]/mol% | Equivalence Ratio, φ | Su/(cm s−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|
8.40 | 2.80 | 11.20 | 0.978 | 58.6 |
8.84 | 2.96 | 11.80 | 1.037 | 61.0 |
9.14 | 3.06 | 12.20 | 1.077 | 60.2 |
9.14 | 3.06 | 12.20 | 1.077 | 60.9 |
9.14 | 3.06 | 12.20 | 1.077 | 61.9 |
9.30 | 3.10 | 12.40 | 1.098 | 61.6 |
9.44 | 3.16 | 12.60 | 1.117 | 58.6 |
9.60 | 3.20 | 12.80 | 1.139 | 58.0 |
10.04 | 3.33 | 13.40 | 1.199 | 51.5 |
10.50 | 3.50 | 14.00 | 1.263 | 45.6 |
Additive | CH4 | H2 | O2 | N2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
cp/(J·mol−1·K−1) | 35.70 | 28.84 | 29.38 | 29.12 |
cp/(J·kg−1·K−1) | 2231 | 14,420 | 918 | 1040 |
ρ (kg m−3) | 0.717 | 0.0899 | 1.429 | 1.251 |
/(mW·m−1·K−1) | 33.0 | 180.5 | 26.6 | 25.8 |
D·106 (m2 s−1) | 20.63 | 129.2 | 20.28 | 19.83 |
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Mitu, M.; Razus, D.; Schroeder, V. Laminar Burning Velocities of Hydrogen-Blended Methane–Air and Natural Gas–Air Mixtures, Calculated from the Early Stage of p(t) Records in a Spherical Vessel. Energies 2021, 14, 7556. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14227556
Mitu M, Razus D, Schroeder V. Laminar Burning Velocities of Hydrogen-Blended Methane–Air and Natural Gas–Air Mixtures, Calculated from the Early Stage of p(t) Records in a Spherical Vessel. Energies. 2021; 14(22):7556. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14227556
Chicago/Turabian StyleMitu, Maria, Domnina Razus, and Volkmar Schroeder. 2021. "Laminar Burning Velocities of Hydrogen-Blended Methane–Air and Natural Gas–Air Mixtures, Calculated from the Early Stage of p(t) Records in a Spherical Vessel" Energies 14, no. 22: 7556. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14227556