Propagation and Extinction Studies of Laminar Lean Premixed Syngas/Air Flames

This thesis presents pioneering experimental and numerical studies on three aspects of the combustion characteristics of lean premixed syngas/air flames, namely the laminar flame speed, extinction limit and flammability limit. It illustrates a new extinction exponent concept, which enriches the comb...

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Main Author: Zhang, Yang (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore , 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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ISBN:9789811046155
ISSN:2190-5053
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Summary:This thesis presents pioneering experimental and numerical studies on three aspects of the combustion characteristics of lean premixed syngas/air flames, namely the laminar flame speed, extinction limit and flammability limit. It illustrates a new extinction exponent concept, which enriches the combustion theory. Above all, the book provides the following: a) a series of carefully measured data and theoretical analyses to reveal the intrinsic mechanisms of the fuel composition effect on the propagation and extinction of lean syngas/air flames; b) a mixing model and correlation to predict the laminar flame speed of multi-component syngas fuels, intended for engineering computations; c) a new "extinction exponent" concept to describe the critical effects of chemical kinetics on the extinction of lean premixed syngas/air flames; and d) the effects and mechanism of the dilution of incombustible components on lean premixed syngas/air flames and the preferential importance among the thermal, chemical and diffusion effects.
Item Description:Engineering
Physical Description:XVIII, 127 p. 50 illus., 40 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9789811046155
ISSN:2190-5053