Modeling of laminar flames in mixtures of vaporized liquefied natural gas (LNG) and air. [LNG spills]

Technical Report · Tue Feb 05 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5548291

Westbrook, C K

The combustion of fuel-air mixtures resulting from possible liquefied natural gas (LNG) spills is a central problem in the LLL Liquefied Gaseous Fuels Spill Effects Program. This combustion depends on a variety of factors, including the local fuel-air equivalence ratio, turbulence levels, humidity, characteristics of the ignition source, and many others. Numerical models dealing with the LNG vapor cloud generation and dispersion are being developed as part of this program, and these codes require chemical kinetics submodels to describe the fuel-air burning that might occur in a large LNG spill. Recent work on the development of these chemical kinetics submodels is described in this report.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5548291
• Report Number(s): UCID-18540
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
030500* -- Natural Gas-- Health & Safety
034000 -- Natural Gas-- Combustion
ACCIDENTS
AIR
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLAMES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GAS SPILLS
GASES
KINETICS
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NATURAL GAS
OXIDATION
REACTION KINETICS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES