This experimental research examined the effect of CO2 as a diluent on the laminar burning speed of propane–air mixtures. Combustion took place at various CO2 concentrations (0–80%), different equivalence ratios (0.71.2) and over a range of temperatures (298–420 K) and pressures (0.5–6.2 atm). The experiments were performed in a cylindrical constant volume chamber with a Z-shaped Schlieren system, coupled with a high-speed CMOS camera to capture the propagation of the flames at speeds up to 4000 frames per second. The flame stability of these mixtures at different pressures, equivalence ratios, and CO2 concentrations was also studied. Only laminar, spherical, and smooth flames were considered in measuring laminar burning speed. Pressure rise data as a function of time during the flame propagation were the primary input of the multishell thermodynamic model for measuring the laminar burning speed of propane-CO2-air mixtures. The laminar burning speed of such blends was observed to decrease with the addition of CO2 and to increase with the gas temperature. It was also noted that the laminar burning speed decreases with increasing pressure. The collected experimental data were compared with simulation data obtained via a steady one-dimensional (1D) laminar premixed flame code from Cantera, using a detailed H2/CO/C1–C4 kinetics model encompassing 111 species and 784 reactions.
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Effect of Carbon Dioxide on the Laminar Burning Speed of Propane–Air Mixtures
Sai C. Yelishala,
Sai C. Yelishala
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: Yelishala.s@husky.neu.edu
Industrial Engineering,
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Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: Yelishala.s@husky.neu.edu
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Ziyu Wang,
Ziyu Wang
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
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Boston, MA 02115
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Hameed Metghalchi,
Hameed Metghalchi
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
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Yiannis A. Levendis,
Yiannis A. Levendis
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
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Kumaran Kannaiyan,
Kumaran Kannaiyan
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University at Qatar,
P.O. Box 23874,
Doha, Qatar
Texas A&M University at Qatar,
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Reza Sadr
Reza Sadr
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University at Qatar,
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Doha, Qatar
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Sai C. Yelishala
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: Yelishala.s@husky.neu.edu
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: Yelishala.s@husky.neu.edu
Ziyu Wang
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Hameed Metghalchi
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Yiannis A. Levendis
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Kumaran Kannaiyan
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University at Qatar,
P.O. Box 23874,
Doha, Qatar
Texas A&M University at Qatar,
P.O. Box 23874,
Doha, Qatar
Reza Sadr
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University at Qatar,
P.O. Box 23874,
Doha, Qatar
Texas A&M University at Qatar,
P.O. Box 23874,
Doha, Qatar
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Advanced Energy Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received December 11, 2018; final manuscript received December 16, 2018; published online February 14, 2019. Special Editor: Reza Sheikhi.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Aug 2019, 141(8): 082205 (9 pages)
Published Online: February 14, 2019
Article history
Received:
December 11, 2018
Revised:
December 16, 2018
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Yelishala, S. C., Wang, Z., Metghalchi, H., Levendis, Y. A., Kannaiyan, K., and Sadr, R. (February 14, 2019). "Effect of Carbon Dioxide on the Laminar Burning Speed of Propane–Air Mixtures." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. August 2019; 141(8): 082205. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042411
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