Laminar burning velocities of LCV syngas-air mixtures at high temperature and pressure conditions

Abstract Laminar burning velocities of low-calorific value syngas-air mixtures are measured at elevated temperature and pressure conditions using externally heated diverging channel method. The technique facilitates direct measurement of laminar burning velocities simultaneously at elevated pressures and temperatures. The mixture burning velocities are observed to increase with mixture enthalpy at elevated temperatures and decrease with an increase in the mixture pressure. The measurements are carried out for a mixture temperature range of 300–650 K and up to 5 bar pressure. Based on these measurements a new relation for the variation of laminar burning velocity with pressure and temperature is proposed. The power-exponents of temperature and pressure were expressed as linear functions of pressure and temperature ratios, respectively. The comparison of the measured burning velocities with the best performing kinetic schemes (FFCM-1 and Aramco 3) revealed that a significant deviation in the predictions is observed, when a simultaneous increase in pressure and temperature are considered.