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Chemical kinetic reaction mechanism for the combustion of propaneA detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism for the combustion of propane is presented and discussed. The mechanism consists of 27 chemical species and 83 elementary chemical reactions. Ignition and combustion data as determined in shock tube studies were used to evaluate the mechanism. Numerical simulation of the shock tube experiments showed that the kinetic behavior predicted by the mechanism for stoichiometric mixtures is in good agrement with the experimental results over the entire temperature range examined (1150-2600K). Sensitivity and theoretical studies carried out using the mechanism revealed that hydrocarbon reactions which are involved in the formation of the HO2 radical and the H2O2 molecule are very important in the mechanism and that the observed nonlinear behavior of ignition delay time with decreasing temperature can be interpreted in terms of the increased importance of the HO2 and H2O2 reactions at the lower temperatures.
Document ID
19840040850
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Jachimowski, C. J.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Combustion and Flame
Volume: 55
ISSN: 0010-2180
Subject Category
Inorganic And Physical Chemistry
Accession Number
84A23637
Distribution Limits
Public
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