A Comparative Study of Eight Finite-Rate Chemistry Kinetics for Co/H₂Combustion

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ABSTRACT:We compare the performance and computational cost of 8 kinetic models (3 global and 5 elementary) that describe the finite-rate chemistry of syngas combustion. We apply them in simulating a turbulent jet flame with syngas diluted by 30% nitrogen. We model the turbulence by a modified k-epsilon model and the turbulence-chemistry interaction by the partially stirred reactor approach. To integrate the chemistry equations, we nominally use explicit fifth-order embedded Runge-Kutta ODE solver. But semi-implicit Bulirsch-Stoer and implicit Euler were also used. The computational time depends on the number of reaction steps and the ODE solver. Five models overpredict the maximum flame temperature (by 200 K-320 K). Two models underpredict it by 240 K and 580 K. The global model that is based on the Westbrook-Dryer (1981) model for hydrocarbon fuels gives the best agreement with measurements, and also has low computational demand. Therefore, it is recommended for modeling turbulent syngas flames.

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