Modeling CO2 chemical effects on CO formation in oxy-fuel diffusion flames using detailed, quasi-global, and global reaction mechanisms

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 186, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 829-848

  Chen, Lei ^a   Ghoniem, Ahmed F ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Computational fluid dynamics; Oxy fuel combustion; Reaction mechanism

Indexed keywords

AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); FREE RADICALS; FUELS; ONE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COUNTERFLOW DIFFUSION FLAMES; DETAILED REACTION MECHANISMS; EDDY DISSIPATION CONCEPT; EDDY DISSIPATION MODELS; OXY-FUEL DIFFUSION FLAMES; OXYFUEL COMBUSTION; REACTION MECHANISM;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84902241884     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2014.883384     Document Type: Article

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