A reduced chemical kinetic mechanism for cfd simulations of high bmep, lean-burn natural gas engines

Proceedings of the Spring Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 61-71

  Martinez Morett, David ^a   Tozzi, Luigi ^a   Marchese, Anthony J ^b  

^a LLC   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS ENGINES; IGNITION; KINETICS; METHANE; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL KINETIC MECHANISM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE CONDITION; LEAN BURN; LEAN CONDITION; MULTI DIMENSIONAL; NATURAL-GAS-ENGINE; REDUCED CHEMICAL KINETIC MECHANISMS; REDUCED MECHANISMS;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84882617310     PISSN: 15296598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICES2012-81109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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