Methane and hydrogen ignition with ethanol and butanol admixtures

This work is devoted to the investigation of combustion of simple and complex gaseous fuels: methane and hydrogen with admixtures of the most promising alcohols: ethanol and butanol. The process of ignition of investigated blends behind reflected shock waves in the temperature range of 1000–1600 K and pressure range of 4.5–6 bar was studied. The temperature dependences of ignition delay times for stoichiometric methane–oxygen–ethanol (or butanol) and hydrogen–oxygen–ethanol (or butanol) mixtures diluted in argon were obtained. The possible kinetic description is discussed.