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http://dx.doi.org/10.7842/kigas.2021.25.2.1

Numerical Study on Ignition Delay Time of CH4 as CO/H2 Addition in MILD Combustion  

Kim, Donghee (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Huh, Kang Y. (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Lee, Youngjae (Clean Energy R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas / v.25, no.2, 2021 , pp. 1-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
MILD(Moderate or Intense Low-oxygen Dilution) combustion has attracted attention as the clean thermal energy technology due to the lower emissions of unburnt carbon and NOx. MILD combustion aims to enlarge the combustion reaction zone using the spontaneous ignition phenomenon of the reactants. In this study, the ignition delay time of CH4 according to the initial temperature of reactants and the addition of CO, H2 was investigated using a numerical approach. Ignition delay time became shorter as the increases of initial temperature and H2 addition. But, CO addition to the fuel increase the ignition delay time. In case of H2 addition to the fuel, the ignition delay time decreased because the higher fraction of HO2 promotes the decomposition of methyl radical(CH3) and produce OH radical. However, in case of CO addition to the fuel, ignition delay time inceased because a high proportion of HCO consumes H radical. There was no significant effect of HCO on the reduction of ignition delay time. Also, the increase rates of NO emissions by the addition of CO and H2 were approximately 7% and 1%, respectively. A high proportion of NCO affects the increase in NO production rate.
Keywords
MILD combustion; $CH_4/CO/H_2$ combustion; ignition delay time; reaction analysis; $NO_x$ emission;
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