Experimental and numerical study on soot formation in laminar high-pressure flames

Soot volume fractions and flame temperatures have been measured in laminar premixed ethylene-air flames at pressures between 5 and 20 bar for equivalence ratios ranging 1.7 to 2.8. The measurements have been carried out by applying laser-induced incandescence (LII) and light extinction for determini...

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Published in:Symposium, International, on Combustion International, on Combustion, 1998, Vol.27 (1), p.1565-1572
Main Authors: Braun-Unkhoff, M., Chrysostomou, A., Frank, P., Gutheil, E., Lückerath, R., Stricker, W.
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Language:English
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Summary:Soot volume fractions and flame temperatures have been measured in laminar premixed ethylene-air flames at pressures between 5 and 20 bar for equivalence ratios ranging 1.7 to 2.8. The measurements have been carried out by applying laser-induced incandescence (LII) and light extinction for determining flame structure and soot volume fractions, and N 2 coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) for measuring temperatures in the pressooting zone. A one-dimensional flame model has been used. The equations have been solved with a computer code that includes both a detailed gas phase and transport model. The gas-phase reaction mechanism comprises recent results of kinetic data of aromatic compounds. Moreover, a standard soot formation and oxidation model is employed. Analysis of the experimental results obtained between 5 and 20 bar reveal major deficits in the submodels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) formation and of soot oxidation by OH radicals.
ISSN:0082-0784
DOI:10.1016/S0082-0784(98)80565-1