二甲醚-空气混合气层流燃烧速度的测定

在定容燃烧弹中利用高速纹影摄像法系统地研究了不同燃空当量比和初始压力下二甲醚-空气混合气的层流燃烧特性.利用球形扩散火焰理论分析纹影照片,获得了不同初始压力和当量比下的二甲醚-空气混合气层流燃烧速率.结果表明：随着初始压力的增大,层流燃烧速率显著减小,层流燃烧速率的峰值向浓混合气侧偏移.拉伸层流燃烧速率随拉伸率的增加而增加,拉伸层流质量燃烧速率随拉伸率的增加而减小.根据球形扩散火焰模型得到混合气的马克斯坦长度值表明：在各初始压力下,随着当量比的增加,二甲醚-空气混合气的马克斯坦长度值逐渐减小,火焰前锋面的不稳定性增加.     

仲丁醇-空气预混层流燃烧速度的研究

基于定容燃烧弹,利用纹影法和球型火焰扩散法研究了不同燃空当量比、环境温度和环境压力下仲丁醇-空气预混层流燃烧速度.通过对仲丁醇-空气拉伸层流火焰传播速度与拉伸率之间关系的分析,获得了无拉伸火焰层流燃烧速度和马克斯坦长度.研究结果表明:随着环境压力的上升,仲丁醇-空气层流燃烧速度降低,马克斯坦长度降低,火焰不稳定性增加;随着环境温度的增加,无拉伸层流燃烧速度增加,马克斯坦长度减小,表明燃烧火焰不稳定性增加;随着燃空当量比的增加,马克斯坦长度减小,火焰不稳定性增加;燃空当量比Φ=1.1左右时,火焰传播速度和无拉伸层流燃烧速度达到最大值.     

二乙醚-空气预混合气层流燃烧速率测定

在定容燃烧弹内利用高速纹影摄像法系统地研究了不同初始压力、不同初始温度和不同燃空当量比下二乙醚-空气预混合气的层流燃烧特性。利用球形发展火焰分析得到了不同初始压力、不同初始温度和不同燃空当量比下二乙醚-空气预混合气的无拉伸层流火焰燃烧速率、马克斯坦长度等层流燃烧参数。研究结果表明:无拉伸层流火焰燃烧速率随初始温度的增加而增加,随初始压力的增加而降低;马克斯坦长度随着初始温度的增加而减小,随初始压力的增加而减小,随当量比的增加而减小,表明火焰前锋面不稳定性随初始温度和初始压力的增加而增加,随混合气浓度的增加而增加。基于试验数据获得了二乙醚-空气预混合气无拉伸层流燃烧速率的关系式。     

高温高压下二甲醚—空气预混层流燃烧特性研究

在定容燃烧弹内研究了初始压力为0.5 MPa时,不同初始温度和燃空当量比下二甲醚-空气混合气预混层流火焰的层流燃烧速率和马克斯坦长度,分析了火焰拉伸对火焰传播速率的影响.基于容弹燃烧的双区模型计算了预混层流燃烧的燃烧特性参数.结果表明:随着初始温度的增加,二甲醚-空气预混合气的无拉伸火焰传播速率和无拉伸层流燃烧率增加;对于给定的初始温度,在化学当量比偏浓混合气一侧存在一个层流燃烧速度的峰值;随初始温度和当最比增加,马克斯坦长度值减小,火焰前锋面的不稳定性增加;最大燃烧压力随初始温度的增加而下降,压力升高率随初始温度的增加而降低.     

乙醇-氢气-空气混合物层流燃烧特性研究

氢气是一种高效的添加剂,可以改善生物质燃料的层流燃烧特性。为研究氢气对乙醇-空气预混层流火焰燃烧特性的影响,利用定容燃烧弹结合高速纹影摄像技术,系统研究了初始温度为400 K,初始压力为0.1 MPa和0.4 MPa,氢气含量为0%、10%、30%、50%、70%和90%,当量比为0.7 ~ 1.4时的氢气-乙醇-空气混合燃料的层流燃烧速度（LBV）、火焰厚度和马克斯坦长度等参数,并采用辐射校正公式使LBV更加精准。通过数值仿真构建预混火焰模型,与实验结果进行对比。结果表明,氢气比例的增加可以提高混合燃料的层流燃烧速度。当氢气比例小于50%时,LBV随氢气比例的增加线性增长。而当氢气比例大于50%,LBV随氢气的增加呈指数增长。初始压力的上升虽然降低了LBV,但提高了LBV的增长率。此外,随着氢气比例和初始压力的增加,火焰厚度减小,马克斯坦长度降低,火焰的不稳定性增强。     

不同初始压力下掺氢天然气的燃烧特性

在定容燃烧弹内研究了不同初始压力下天然气-氢气-空气混合气的火焰传播规律,得到了不同掺氢比例和初始压力下,不同燃空当量比时混合气的层流燃烧速率,并分析了火焰的稳定性及其影响因素.研究结果表明,随着天然气中掺氢比例的增加,混合气的燃烧速率增加,且增长速率逐渐加快,而马克斯坦长度值则随着掺氢比例的增加而减小,即火焰的稳定性下降.不同初始压力下,随着燃空当量比的增加,马克斯坦长度值在不同掺氢比例下均增加,显示火焰的稳定性增加.无拉伸层流燃烧速率随着初始压力的增加略有减小,且在化学当量比附近,变化的初始压力和掺氢比对无拉伸层流燃烧速率的影响最为明显.     

甲烷/乙烷-空气预混层流燃烧特性试验和数值模拟研究

利用高速纹影摄像法在定容燃烧弹内研究了不同初始压力、初始温度、当量比和甲烷含量条件下甲烷/乙烷-空气预混层流燃烧特性,得到了马克斯坦常数和层流火焰燃烧速率等数据,并进行了化学特性分析。研究结果表明:层流火焰燃烧速率随初始压力的增加而减小,随着初始温度的增加而增加,最大值在当量比约为1.1取得,甲烷含量增加层流火焰速率略微减小;马克斯坦常数随初始压力的增加而减小,随着当量比的增加而增加;数值模拟得到的一维自由传播火焰的层流火焰速率与试验结果吻合良好。     

氮气稀释气对天然气燃烧特性的影响

为获得氮气稀释气对天然气燃烧特性的影响规律,在定容燃烧反应器中对不同当量比与初始压力下天然气的火焰传播特性、燃烧稳定性及燃烧特性进行了试验测试,并分析了氮气稀释度对天然气火焰传播特性、燃烧稳定性及燃烧特性的影响规律。研究结果表明:随着初始压力与氮气稀释度的升高,火焰前锋面将出现细小裂纹,火核逐渐向定容燃烧反应器上部漂移,火焰稳定性变差;随着初始压力的提高,马克斯坦长度明显变短,火焰稳定性变差,无拉伸火焰传播速度与层流燃烧速度明显降低,但最大燃烧压力显著升高。随着当量比的提高,层流燃烧速度与最大燃烧压力出现先增加后降低的趋势,两者的最大值出现在当量比为1.0时。马克斯坦长度随氮气稀释度的增加逐渐变短,表明火焰逐渐趋于不稳定;同时,无拉伸火焰传播速度、层流燃烧速度与最大燃烧压力随氮气稀释度的增加显著降低。     

2-甲基四氢呋喃-空气混合气层流燃烧特性

利用定容燃烧弹和高速纹影摄像系统,研究了不同压力和温度下的2-甲基四氢呋喃-空气混合气的球形扩张火焰.使用了非线性方法对试验数据进行处理,最终得到了初始压力为0.1～0.4 MPa、初始温度为373～453 K及当量比为0.7～1.6的无拉伸火焰传播速度、层流燃烧速度和马克斯坦长度等层流燃烧特性,并使用详细反应机理进行了化学动力学分析.2-甲基四氢呋喃的无拉伸火焰传播速率和层流燃烧速度都在当量比为1.1左右达到峰值.随着初始温度的升高和初始压力的降低,无拉伸火焰传播速率和层流燃烧速度有大幅度的提升.使用反应动力学机理得到的计算值与试验值相吻合.在初始压力为0.4 MPa的试验中观测到了火焰面的不稳定现象,大当量比时的马克斯坦长度很小,流体力学不稳定性也随压力上升而大幅度升高.通过化学动力学分析,小分子物质之间的反应对燃烧过程起到了主要影响.燃料消耗最多的路径是通过在2、5号位脱氢,从而在氧化过程中产生了较高含量的乙烯、丙烯等中间产物.     

天然气-氢气-空气混合气的层流燃烧速度测定

在定容燃烧弹内研究了常温常压下天然气-氢气-空气混合气的火焰传播规律,得到了不同掺氢比例（氢气在天然气中的体积掺混比例为0％～100％）和燃空当量比（0．6～1．4）下混合气的层流燃烧速率和马克斯坦长度,通过对马克斯坦长度的测量,分析了拉伸对火焰传播的影响。结果表明,随着天然气中掺氢比例的增加,混合气的燃烧速率呈指数规律增加,马克斯坦长度值减小,火焰的稳定性下降。各掺氢比例下,随当量比的增加,马克斯坦长度值增加,火焰的稳定性增强。通过对试验结果的数据拟合,得到了计算天然气-氢气-空气混合气层流燃烧速率的关系式。     

Experimental study on premixed combustion of spherically propagating methanol-air-nitrogen flames

The outward propagation and development of surface instability of the spark-ignited spherical premixed flames for methanol-air-nitrogen mixtures were experimentally studied by using a constant volume combustion chamber and a high-speed schlieren photography system. The laminar burning velocities, the mass burning fluxes, and the Markstein lengths were obtained at different equivalence ratios, dilution ratios, initial temperatures, and pressures. The laminar burning velocities and the mass burning fluxes give a similar curve versus the equivalence ratios. They increase with the increase of initial temperature and decrease with the increase of dilution ratio. The laminar burning velocity decreases with elevating the initial pressure, while the mass burning flux increases with the increase of the initial pressure. Markstein length decreases slightly with the increase of initial temperature for the rich mixtures. High initial pressure corresponds to low Markstein length. Markstein length increases with the increase of dilution ratio, which is more obvious when the mixture becomes leaner. Equivalence ratio has a slight impact on the development of the diffusive-thermal cellular structure at elevated initial pressures. The initial pressure has a significant influence on the occurrence of the flame front cellular structure. At the elevated pressures, the cracks on the flame surface branch and develop into the cell structure. These cells are bounded by cracks emitting a bright light, which may indicate soot formation. For very lean mixture combustion, the buoyancy effect and cooling effect from the spark electrodes have a significant impact on the flame propagation. The hydrodynamic instability, inhibited with the increase of initial temperature around the stoichiometric equivalence ratio, is enhanced with the increase of initial pressure and suppressed by mixture dilution.     

Experimental study on premixed combustion of spherically propagating methanol-air-nitrogen flames

The outward propagation and development of surface instability of the spark-ignited spherical premixed flames for methanol-air-nitrogen mixtures were experimentally studied by using a constant volume combustion chamber and a high-speed schlieren photography system. The laminar burning velocities, the mass burning fluxes, and the Markstein lengths were obtained at different equivalence ratios, dilution ratios, initial temperatures, and pressures. The laminar burning velocities and the mass burning fluxes give a similar curve versus the equivalence ratios. They increase with the increase of initial temperature and decrease with the increase of dilution ratio. The laminar burning velocity decreases with elevating the initial pressure, while the mass burning flux increases with the increase of the initial pressure. Markstein length decreases slightly with the increase of initial temperature for the rich mixtures. High initial pressure corresponds to low Markstein length. Markstein length increases with the increase of dilution ratio, which is more obvious when the mixture becomes leaner. Equivalence ratio has a slight impact on the development of the diffusive-thermal cellular structure at elevated initial pressures. The initial pressure has a significant influence on the occurrence of the flame front cellular structure. At the elevated pressures, the cracks on the flame surface branch and develop into the cell structure. These cells are bounded by cracks emitting a bright light, which may indicate soot formation. For very lean mixture combustion, the buoyancy effect and cooling effect from the spark electrodes have a significant impact on the flame propagation. The hydrodynamic instability, inhibited with the increase of initial temperature around the stoichiometric equivalence ratio, is enhanced with the increase of initial pressure and suppressed by mixture dilution.     

Experimental and numerical study on laminar burning characteristics of premixed methane–hydrogen–air flames

An experimental and numerical study on laminar burning characteristics of the premixed methane–hydrogen–air flames was conducted at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The unstretched laminar burning velocity and the Markstein length were obtained over a wide range of equivalence ratios and hydrogen fractions. Moreover, for further understanding of the effect of hydrogen addition on the laminar burning velocity, the sensitivity analysis and flame structure were performed. The results show that the unstretched laminar burning velocity is increased, and the peak value of the unstretched laminar burning velocity shifts to the richer mixture side with the increase of hydrogen fraction. Three regimes are identified depending on the hydrogen fraction in the fuel blend. They are: the methane-dominated combustion regime where hydrogen fraction is less than 60%; the transition regime where hydrogen fraction is between 60% and 80%; and the methane-inhibited hydrogen combustion regime where hydrogen fraction is larger than 80%. In both the methane-dominated combustion regime and the methane-inhibited hydrogen combustion regime, the laminar burning velocity increases linearly with the increase of hydrogen fraction. However, in the transition regime, the laminar burning velocity increases exponentially with the increase of hydrogen fraction in the fuel blends. The Markstein length is increased with the increase of equivalence ratio and is decreased with the increase of hydrogen fraction. Enhancement of chemical reaction with hydrogen addition is regarded as the increase of H, O and OH radical mole fractions in the flame. Strong correlation is found between the burning velocity and the maximum radical concentrations of H and OH in the reaction zone of the premixed flames.     

Measurements of laminar burning velocities and flame stability analysis for dissociated methanol–air–diluent mixtures at elevated temperatures and pressures

The laminar burning velocities and Markstein lengths for the dissociated methanol–air–diluent mixtures were measured at different equivalence ratios, initial temperatures and pressures, diluents (N₂ and CO₂) and dilution ratios by using the spherically outward expanding flame. The influences of these parameters on the laminar burning velocity and Markstein length were analyzed. The results show that the laminar burning velocity of dissociated methanol–air mixture increases with an increase in initial temperature and decreases with an increase in initial pressure. The peak laminar burning velocity occurs at equivalence ratio of 1.8. The Markstein length decreases with an increase in initial temperature and initial pressure. Cellular flame structures are presented at early flame propagation stage with the decrease of equivalence ratio or dilution ratio. The transition positions can be observed in the curve of flame propagation speed to stretch rate, indicating the occurrence of cellular structure at flame fronts. Mixture diluents (N₂ and CO₂) will decrease the laminar burning velocities of mixtures and increase the sensitivity of flame front to flame stretch rate. Markstein length increases with an increase in dilution ratio except for very lean mixture (equivalence ratio less than 0.8). CO₂ dilution has a greater impact on laminar flame speed and flame front stability compared to N₂. It is also demonstrated that the normalized unstretched laminar burning velocity is only related to dilution ratio and is not influenced by equivalence ratio.     

Effects of initial pressure and hydrogen concentration on laminar combustion characteristics of diluted natural gas–hydrogen–air mixture

In this study, the experiment study about the laminar burning velocity and the flame stability of CO₂ diluted natural gas–hydrogen–air mixture was conducted in a constant volume combustion vessel by using the high-speed schlieren photography system. The unstretched laminar burning velocity and the Markstein length at different hydrogen fractions, dilution ratios and equivalence ratios and with different initial pressures were obtained. The flame stability was studied by analyzing the Markstein length, the flame thickness, the density ratio and the flame propagation schlieren photos. The results showed that the unstretched laminar burning velocity would be reduced with the increase of the initial pressure and dilution ratio and would be increased with the increase of the hydrogen fraction of the mixture. Meanwhile, the Markstein length would be increased with the increase of the equivalence ratio and the dilution ratio. Slight flaws occurred at the early stage. At a specific equivalence ratio, a higher initial pressure and hydrogen fraction would cause incomplete combustion.     

Study of laminar combustion characteristics of gasoline surrogate fuel-hydrogen-air premixed flames

This paper investigated the effects of hydrogen addition to gasoline surrogates fuel-air mixture on the premixed spherical flame laminar combustion characteristics. The experiments were carried out by high speed Schlieren photography on a constant-volume combustion vessel. Combining with nonlinear fitting technique, the variation of flame propagation speed, laminar burning velocity, Markstein length, flame thickness, thermal expansion coefficient and mass burning flux were studied at various equivalence ratios (0.8–1.4) and hydrogen mixing ratios (0%–50%). The results suggested that the nonlinear fitting method had a better agreement with the experimental data in this paper and the flame propagation was strongly effected by stretch at low equivalence ratios. The stretched propagation speed increased with the increase of hydrogen fraction at the same equivalence ratio. For a given hydrogen fraction, Markstein length decreased with the increase of equivalence ratio; flame propagation speed and laminar burning velocity first increased and then decreased with the increase of equivalence ratio while the peaks of the burning velocity shifted toward the richer side with the increase of hydrogen fraction.     

Effect of initial pressure on laminar combustion characteristics of hydrogen enriched natural gas

Flame propagation of premixed natural gas–hydrogen–air mixtures was studied in a constant volume combustion bomb. Laminar burning velocities and mass burning fluxes were obtained under various hydrogen fractions and equivalence ratios with various initial pressures, while flame stability and their influencing factors (Markstein length, density ratio and flame thickness) were obtained by analyzing the flame images at various hydrogen fractions, initial pressures and equivalence ratios. The results show that hydrogen fraction, initial pressure as well as equivalence ratio have combined influence on both unstretched laminar burning velocity and flame instability. Meanwhile, according to flame propagation pictures taken by the high speed camera, flame stability decreases with the increase of initial pressures; for given equivalence ratio and hydrogen fraction, flame thickness is more sensitive to the variation of the initial pressure than to that of the density ratio.