Effects of H2 enrichment on the propagation characteristics of CH4–air triple flames
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The effects of H2 enrichment on the propagation of laminar CH4–air triple flames in axisymmetric coflowing jets are numerically investigated. A comprehensive, time-dependent computational model, which employs a detailed description of chemistry and transport, is used to simulate the transient ignition and flame propagation phenomena. Flames are ignited in a jet-mixing layer far downstream of the burner. Following ignition, a welldefined triple flame is formed that propagates upstream along the stoichiometric mixture fraction line with a nearly constant displacement velocity. As the flame approaches the burner, it transitions to a double flame, and subsequently to a burner-stabilized nonpremixed flame. Predictions are validated using measurements of the displacement flame velocity. As the H2 concentration in the fuel blend is increased, the displacement flame velocity and local triple flame speed increase progressively due to the enhanced chemical reactivity, diffusivity, and preferential diffusion caused by H2 addition. In addition, the flammability limits associated with the triple flames are progressively extended with the increase in H2 concentration. The flame structure and flame dynamics are also markedly modified by H2 enrichment, which substantially increases the flame curvature and mixture fraction gradient, as well as the hydrodynamic and curvature-induced stretch near the triple point. For all the H2-enriched methane–air flames investigated in this study, there is a negative correlation between flame speed and stretch, with the flame speed decreasing almost linearly with stretch, consistent with previous studies. The H2 addition also modifies the flame sensitivity to stretch, as it decreases the Markstein number (Ma), implying an increased tendency toward diffusive–thermal instability (i.e. Ma → 0). These results are consistent with the previously reported experimental results for outwardly propagating spherical flames burning a mixture of natural gas and hydrogen. © 2008 The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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