Title: Reduced kinetic mechanisms and asymptotic approximations for methane-air flames : a topical volume /
Authors: Smooke, Mitchell D., 1951-; Bilger, R. W.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Combustion Mathematical models; Chemical reaction, Conditions and laws of Mathematical models.; Chemistry.; Chemistry, inorganic.; Physical organic chemistry.; Physics.; Engineering.
Abstract: In this comprehensive text a systematic numerical and analytical treatment of the procedures for reducing complicated systems to a simplified reaction mechanism is presented. The results of applying the reduced reaction mechanism to a one-dimensional laminar flame are discussed. A set of premixed and non-premixed methane-air flames with simplified transport and skeletal chemistry are employed as test problems that are used later on to evaluate the results and assumptions in reduced reaction networks. The first four chapters form a short tutorial on the procedures used in formulating the test problems and in reducing reaction mechanisms by applying steady-state and partial-equilibrium approximations. The final six chapters discuss various aspects of the reduced chemistry problem for premixed and nonpremixed combustion.
Contents: Formulation of the premixed and nonpremixed test problems / M.D. Smooke and V. Giovangigli -- Premixed and nonpremixed test problem results / M.D. Smooke and V. Giovangigli -- Reducing mechanisms / N. Peters -- Overview of asymptotics for methane flames / F.A. Williams -- On reduced mechanisms for methane-air combustion / R.W. Bilger, M.B. Elser and S.H. Starner -- Structure of the oxidation layer for stoichiometric and lean methane-air flames / K. Seshadri and J. Göttgens -- Asymptotic analysis of methane-air diffusion flames / H.K. Chelliah, C. Treviño and F.A. Williams -- Sensitivity analysis of laminar premixed CH₄-air flames using full and reduced kinetic mechanisms / B. Rogg -- Application of reduced chemical mechanisms for prediction of turbulent nonpremixed methane jet flames / J.Y. Chen and R.W. Dibble.