This paper reports results of experimental and numerical investigations on ethane-air two-stage combustion in a counterflow burner where the fuel stream, which is partially premixed with air for equivalence ratios from 1.6 to 3.0, flows against a pure air stream. Similar to methane, the two-stage ethane combustion exhibits a green fuel-rich premixed flame and a blue diffusion flame. Flame structures, including concentration profiles of stable intermediate species such as and are measured by a gas chromatography and are calculated by numerical integrations of the conservation equations employing an updated elementary chemical-kinetic data base. The implications of the results from these experimental measurements and numerical predictions are summarized, the flame chemistry of ethane two-stage combustion at different degrees of premixing (or equivalence ratio) is discussed, and the relationship between NOx formation and the degree of premixing is established. The present work helps to increase understanding of flame chemistry of hydrocarbon fuels, identify important reactions for pollutant formation and suggest means to reduce emissions. [S0742-4795(00)01303-X]
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October 2000
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Experimental and Numerical Studies of Two-Stage Ethane-Air Flames
M. M. Y. Waly,
M. M. Y. Waly
Center for Energy and Combustion Research, Department of Applied Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411
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S. C. Li,
S. C. Li
Center for Energy and Combustion Research, Department of Applied Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411
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F. A. Williams
F. A. Williams
Center for Energy and Combustion Research, Department of Applied Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411
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M. M. Y. Waly
Center for Energy and Combustion Research, Department of Applied Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411
S. C. Li
Center for Energy and Combustion Research, Department of Applied Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411
F. A. Williams
Center for Energy and Combustion Research, Department of Applied Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Paper presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN, June 7–10, 1999; ASME Paper 99-GT-108. Manuscript received by IGTI March 9, 1999; final revision received by the ASME Headquarters May 15, 2000. Associate Technical Editor: D. Wisler.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Oct 2000, 122(4): 651-658 (8 pages)
Published Online: May 15, 2000
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March 9, 1999
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May 15, 2000
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Waly , M. M. Y., Li , S. C., and Williams, F. A. (May 15, 2000). "Experimental and Numerical Studies of Two-Stage Ethane-Air Flames ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. October 2000; 122(4): 651–658. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1287164
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