Effects of hydrogen addition and nitrogen dilution on the laminar flame characteristics of premixed methane-air flames

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 8329-8338

  Tahtouh, T ^a   Halter, F ^a   Samson, E ^b   Mounaim Rousselle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dilution; Hydrogen; Laminar burning velocity; Markstein length; Methane

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT VOLUMES; DILUTION RATIO; EFFECT OF HYDROGEN; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; HYDROGEN ADDITION; HYDROGEN MASS FRACTION; INCREASING EFFECT; INITIAL PRESSURE; LAMINAR BURNING VELOCITY; LAMINAR FLAME; MARKSTEIN LENGTH; MARKSTEIN LENGTHS; MOLE FRACTION; NEW CORRELATIONS; NITROGEN DILUTION; PREMIXED METHANE-AIR FLAMES; REDUCING EFFECTS;

DILUTION; FLAMMABILITY; METHANE; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; VELOCITY;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 70349211581     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.071     Document Type: Article

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