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J. Joshua Driscoll, Volker Sick, Roger L. Farrow, Paul E. Schrader, K.-A. Rizos, R. Peter Lindstedt

NO Reburn and Formation Chemistry in Methane Diffusion Flames

We have applied time-resolved picosecond linear laser-induced fluorescence to obtain spatially resolved profiles of NO in laminar methane/air and methane/nitric oxide/air counterflow diffusion flames at atmospheric pressure. Temperature profiles have been measured with broadband CARS of nitrogen. Flames at strain rates from 59 s⁻¹ to 269 s⁻¹ were studied to characterize the strain rate dependence of the NO concentration. The work shows that NO concentrations decrease with increasing strain rate. Comparisons have been made with predicted NO levels obtained using two different chemical kinetic mechanisms (Lindstedt and co-workers and GRI-Mech. 3.0). Computed concentrations are shown to be in good agreement with experimental data. The addition of up to 600 ppm NO to the fuel did permit an assessment of differences in the reburn chemistry between the two mechanisms.

Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag

Print ISSN: 0942-9352
Volume: 219, 05/2005
Pages: 679 - 698

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