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Importance of the nitrous oxide pathway to NOx in lean-premixed combustion. Report for October 1991-May 1993

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OSTI ID:7303512
The paper reports results of a study addressing the importance of the different chemical pathways responsible for nitrogen oxides (NOx) formation in lean-premixed combustion, and especially the role of the nitrous oxide pathway relative to the traditional Zeldovich pathway. The primary zone, of uniform fuel/air ratio, is modeled as a micromixed well-stirred reactor, representing the flame zone, followed by a series of plug flow reactors, representing the post-flame zone. The fuel is methane. Verification of the model is based on the comparison of its NOx output to experimental results published for atmospheric pressure jet-stirred reactors and for a 10 atm porous-plate burner. Good agreement between the modeled results and the measurements is obtained for most of the jet-stirred reactor operating range.
Research Organization:
Washington Univ., Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
OSTI ID:
7303512
Report Number(s):
PB-94-158631/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English