Intermediate species profiles in low-pressure methane/oxygen flames inhibited by 2-H heptafluoropropane: Comparison of experimental data with kinetic modeling
Experimental profiles of the intermediate species H, OH, CH, CF, CF{sub 2}, and CHF are obtained in a 10 torr premixed flat flame of methane/oxygen in a 1:2 molar ratio inhibited by a 4% mole fraction of 2-H heptafluoropropane (HFP, CF{sub 3}CHFCF{sub 3}). These data are compared to calculations using a recently published kinetic mechanism describing the consumption of this fire suppression agent. The profiles in the flame inhibited by HFP are compared to previously published data for flames containing CHF{sub 3} and CH{sub 2}F{sub 2} under the same conditions of stoichiometry and flux of fluorine atoms. The species profiles relative to the flames containing the fluoromethanes are accurately predicted and atmospheric pressure flame speeds are fairly well predicted by the kinetic mechanism. Under equal fluorine loadings, profiles of temperature and of H and OH mole fraction are virtually identical between the flames containing HFP and CHF{sub 3}. The flame inhibited by HFP, however, has approximately twice as much CH* emission as the flame containing CHF{sub 3}. The kinetic model predicts that thermal decomposition, rather than H atom abstraction, is the primary destruction mechanism for HFP under the conditions studied.
- Research Organization:
- Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20006283
- Journal Information:
- Combustion and Flame, Journal Name: Combustion and Flame Journal Issue: 1-2 Vol. 120; ISSN CBFMAO; ISSN 0010-2180
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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