Measurement of laminar burning velocities and Markstein lengths of diluted hydrogen-enriched natural gas

The laminar flame characteristics of natural gas–hydrogen–air–diluent gas (nitrogen/CO₂) mixtures were studied in a constant volume combustion bomb at various diluent ratios, hydrogen fractions and equivalence ratios. Both unstretched laminar burning velocity and Markstein length were obtained. The results showed that hydrogen fraction, diluent ratio and equivalence ratio have combined influence on laminar burning velocity and flame instability. The unstretched laminar burning velocity is reduced at a rate that is increased with the increase of the diluent ratio. The reduction effect of CO₂ diluent gas is stronger than that of nitrogen diluent gas. Hydrogen-enriched natural gas with high hydrogen fraction can tolerate more diluent gas than that with low hydrogen fraction. Markstein length can either increase or decrease with the increase of the diluent ratio, depending on the hydrogen fraction of the fuel.     

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.     

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.     

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。     

天然气-氢气-空气混合气火焰传播特性研究

在定容燃烧弹内研究了初始条件为常温常压的灭然气-氢气-空气混合气火焰传播规律,得到了不同掺氢比例和燃空当量比下混合气的层流燃烧速率、质量燃烧流量和马克斯坦长度,结合火焰传播照片,分析了火焰的稳定性并预测了大尺寸火焰稳定性的演变趋势。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,马克斯坦长度值减小,火焰的稳定性下降。各种掺氢比例下,随当量比的增加,马克斯坦长度值增加,火焰的稳定性增加。掺氢比例高于80％时,随着火焰的传播,其不稳定性将明显增加。     

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.     

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.     

Experimental and numerical studies of laminar flame characteristics of ethyl acetate with or without hydrogen addition

Hydrogen (H₂) is an effective additive to improve the issue of low laminar burning velocity of some biofuels. In order to better understand the laminar burning characteristics of ethyl acetate (EA) with or without H₂ addition, experimental investigations of laminar burning characteristics were carried out by using the high-speed Schlieren photography technique in a constant volume combustion chamber. Tests were conducted under various equivalence ratios ranging from 0.5 to 1.4 with an initial temperature of 358 K, an initial pressure of 0.1 MPa and a H₂/air proportion of 0%, 4%, 8% and 12% by volume. Laminar burning velocities, together with other parameters such as laminar burning flux, flame thickness, Markstein length and Markstein number, were calculated and discussed. In addition, the experimental data were compared with numerical simulations based on the Dayma model. Results showed that the laminar burning velocity of EA was enhanced with the increase of H₂ addition, and the maximum value reached 95.09 cm/s at φ = 0.6 with 12% H₂, a value more than twice as fast as that of pure EA (39.3 cm/s). Moreover, H₂ was found to extend the lower flammability limit of EA. The laminar burning velocities simulated with the Dayma model agreed well with the experimental results of EA at various H₂ additions.     

Effects of hydrogen concentration on premixed laminar flames of hydrogen–methane–air

The unstretched laminar burning velocities and Markstein numbers of spherically propagating hydrogen–methane–air flames were studied at a mixture pressure of 0.10 MPa and a mixture temperature of 350 K. The fraction of hydrogen in the binary fuel was varied from 0 to 1.0 at equivalence ratios of 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2. The unstretched laminar burning velocity increased non-linearly with hydrogen fraction for all the equivalence ratios. The Markstein number varied non-monotonically at equivalence ratios of 0.8 and 1.0 and increased monotonically at equivalence ratio of 1.2 with increasing hydrogen fraction. Analytical evaluation of the Markstein number suggested that the trends could be due to the effective Lewis number, which varied non-monotonically with hydrogen fraction at equivalence ratios of 0.8 and 1.0 and increased monotonically at 1.2. The propensity of flame instability varied non-monotonically with hydrogen fraction at equivalence ratios of 0.8 and 1.0.     

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。     

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.     

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.     

高温高压下掺氢天然气的燃烧特性

在定容燃烧弹内研究了高温(450,K)、高压(0.75,MPa)条件下天然气-氢气-空气混合气的火焰传播过程,获得了不同掺氢比和不同当量比下掺氢天然气的无拉伸层流燃烧速率,并分析了火焰的稳定性。结果表明,高温高压下随着掺氢比的增加,掺氢天然气的燃烧速率增加,且增长速率逐渐加快;马克斯坦长度则随着掺氢比的增加而减小,即火焰的稳定性下降。随着当量比的增加,无拉伸层流燃烧速率呈现先增大后减小的趋势,且最大无拉伸层流燃烧速率所对应当量比的位置随着掺氢比的提高而向浓混合气移动;马克斯坦长度随当量比的增加而增大,即火焰稳定性随当量比的增加而提高。     

高温高压条件下乙醇-空气-稀释气预混合气层流燃烧特性研究

利用定容燃烧弹和高速纹影摄像手段研究了不同初始压力、初始温度、气体稀释度和燃空当量比下乙醇-空气-稀释气预混层流燃烧特性的基础特征参数,如绝热火焰温度、层流燃烧速度、层流燃烧质量流量、层流燃烧火焰厚度和已燃气体Markstein长度。研究结果表明:在给定初始压力、初始温度和气体稀释度的情况下,绝热火焰温度、质量燃烧流量和层流燃烧速度的最大值均出现在当量比1.0～1.1,层流火焰厚度在当量比1.1处取得最小值;已燃气体Markstein长度随当量比的增加呈下降趋势;在给定当量比条件下,绝热火焰温度随初始压力、初始温度的增加而增加,随氮气稀释度的增加而降低;层流燃烧速度随初始压力和氮气稀释度增加而降低,随初始温度增加而增加;层流质量燃烧流量随初始压力和初始温度的增加而增加;随氮气稀释度增加而减小;层流火焰厚度和已燃气体Markstein长度随初始压力和初始温度的增加而减小,随氮气稀释度的增加而增加。     

Laminar burning characteristics of premixed methane-dissociated methanol-diluent mixtures

The influence of dissociated methanol (DM) and diluent (CO₂ and N₂) addition on methane was investigated in a constant volume chamber under initial conditions of 3 bar and 343 K. CO was also added in separate proportions instead of DM under the same conditions to assess its effect. The laminar burning velocity, Markstein length and flame instability were analyzed systematically under various equivalence ratios (0.8–1.4), dissociated methanol gas ratios (40 and 80%), CO ratios (40 and 80%) and dilution ratios (0–15%). Furthermore, the flame speed of the fuel mixture and the production rate of key reactants were analyzed based on the calculation results of the Aramco Mech 2.0 mechanism to determine the influence principles of dilution. The results show that dissociated methanol gas increases the flame speed of the mixtures and promotes instability of the flame, and H₂ is the dominant component in enhancing the combustion process. Within the dilution ratio range of this study, the diluents decrease the laminar burning velocity of the mixtures since the addition of diluent gas decreases the concentration of key reactants, such as H and OH. The addition of diluent gas can inhibit the flame instability, but the effect is not clear. Compared with N₂, the effect of CO₂ is more significant.     

Experimental determination of laminar burning velocities and Markstein lengths for 75% hydrous-ethanol, hydrogen and air gaseous mixtures

Hydrogen-rich mixtures generated by the on-board reforming of biomass-derived hydrous-ethanol can be used as a potential alternative fuel (i.e., reformed ethanol fuel, RE fuel). In this paper, outwardly propagating spherical flames were employed to observe the laminar flame characteristics of the gaseous mixtures composed of simulated RE fuel (mixture of 75% hydrous-ethanol and hydrogen) and air in a constant-volume combustion vessel at an initial temperature of 383 K, a pressure of 0.1 MPa, a hydrogen fraction from 0% to 80%, and an equivalence ratio from 0.6 to 1.6. The results show that the unstretched flame propagation speeds and burning velocities increase with increasing hydrogen fraction, especially when the fraction is above 40%. When the hydrogen fraction is less than 40%, the Markstein length and flame instability decrease and increase with the equivalence ratio, respectively, while the reverse holds when the hydrogen fraction is greater than 40%. At an equivalence ratio below 1.4, the Markstein length decreases with increasing hydrogen fraction, indicating a positive correlation between the flame instability and hydrogen fraction. At an equivalence ratio above 1.4, a negative relationship is observed. Finally, it is concluded that a hydrogen fraction of approximately 40% in simulated RE fuel is feasible for spark ignition engines by comparing the laminar burning characteristics of ethanol-air mixtures.     

Laminar burning velocity and Markstein length of nitrogen diluted natural gas/hydrogen/air mixtures at normal,reduced and elevated pressures

Flame propagation of premixed nitrogen diluted natural gas/hydrogen/air mixtures was studied in a constant volume combustion bomb under various initial pressures. Laminar burning velocities and Markstein lengths were obtained for the diluted stoichiometric fuel/air mixtures with different hydrogen fractions and diluent ratios under various initial pressures. The results showed that both unstretched flame speed and unstretched burning velocity are reduced with the increase in initial pressure (except when the hydrogen fraction is 80%) as well as diluent ratio. The velocity reduction rate due to diluent addition is determined mainly by hydrogen fraction and diluent ratio, and the effect of initial pressure is negligible. Flame stability was studied by analyzing Markstein length. It was found that the increase of initial pressure and hydrogen fraction decreases flame stability and the flame tends to be more stable with the addition of diluent gas. Generally speaking, Markstein length of a fuel with low hydrogen fraction is more sensitive to the change of initial pressure than that of a one with high hydrogen fraction.     

Effects of hydrogen addition on the premixed laminar-flames of ethanol–air gaseous mixtures: An experimental study

The effects of hydrogen addition on the laminar premixed-flame characteristics of ethanol–air gaseous mixtures were investigated experimentally by using outwardly propagating spherical flames. The experiments were conducted in a constant-volume combustion vessel with a central ignition at an initial temperature of 383 K, a pressure of 0.1 MPa, a hydrogen fraction from 0% to 100%, and an equivalence ratio from 0.6 to 1.6, and the flame images were obtained by a high-speed schlieren camera system. The results show that the unstretched flame propagation speeds and burning velocities increase exponentially with the increase in hydrogen fraction for a constant equivalence ratio. When the hydrogen fraction is equal to or less than 60%, the burned gas Markstein length reduces with the increase of equivalence ratio, indicating a positive correlation between the flame instability and hydrogen fraction, while the opposite effect is observed when the hydrogen fraction is greater than 60%. At an equivalence ratio below 1.4, the Markstein length decreases with increased hydrogen fraction, indicating that the flame instability is exacerbated with hydrogen addition, while the reverse holds in the case of equivalence ratio above 1.4. Finally, an empirical formula is developed to estimate the laminar burning velocity of ethanol–hydrogen–air flames on the basis of present experimental data.     

Effects of high pressure,high temperature and dilution on laminar burning velocities and Markstein lengths of iso-octane/air mixtures

Spherically expanding flames are employed to measure flame velocities, from which are derived the corresponding laminar burning velocities at zero stretch rate. Iso-octane/air mixtures at initial temperatures between 323 and 473 K, and pressures between 1 and 10 bar, are studied over an extensive range of equivalence ratios, using a high-speed shadowgraph system. Effects of dilution are investigated with nitrogen and for several dilution percentages (from 5 to 25 vol% N₂). Over 270 experimental values have been obtained, providing an exhaustive data base for iso-octane/air combustion. Experimental results are in excellent agreement with recently published experimental data. An explicit correlation giving the laminar burning velocity from the initial pressure, the initial temperature, the dilution rate, and the equivalence ratio is finally proposed. Computed results using the two kinetic schemes and the Cantera code are compared to the present measurements. It is found that the mechanisms yield substantially higher values of laminar flame velocities than the present experimental results. Effects of oxygen enrichment are also investigated. A linear trend relating the percentage of oxygen in air and the unstretched laminar burning velocity is observed. Effects of high pressure, high temperature, and high dilution rate on Markstein lengths are also studied. As already done for the laminar burning velocity, an empirical correlation is proposed to describe the Markstein length for burned gases as a function of initial temperature and pressure, for equivalence ratios between 0.9 and 1.1, which has never been done before in the literature.     

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.