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Auto-ignition of biomass synthesis gas in shock tube at elevated temperature and pressure

多组分生物质合成气的着火特性实验研究

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Ignition delay times of multi-component biomass synthesis gas (bio-syngas) diluted in argon were measured in a shock tube at elevated pressure (5, 10 and 15 bar, 1 bar = 105 Pa), wide temperature ranges (1,100–1,700 K) and various equivalence ratios (0.5, 1.0, 2.0). Additionally, the effects of the variations of main constituents (H2:CO = 0.125–8) on ignition delays were investigated. The experimental results indicated that the ignition delay decreases as the pressure increases above certain temperature (around 1,200 K) and vice versa. The ignition delays were also found to rise as CO concentration increases, which is in good agreement with the literature. In addition, the ignition delays of bio-syngas were found increasing as the equivalence ratio rises. This behavior was primarily discussed in present work. Experimental results were also compared with numerical predictions of multiple chemical kinetic mechanisms and Li’s mechanism was found having the best accuracy. The logarithmic ignition delays were found nonlinearly decrease with the H2 concentration under various conditions, and the effects of temperature, equivalence ratio and H2 concentration on the ignition delays are all remarkable. However, the effect of pressure is relatively smaller under current conditions. Sensitivity analysis and reaction pathway analysis of methane showed that R1 (H + O2 = O + OH) is the most sensitive reaction promoting ignition and R13 (H + O2 (+M) = HO2 (+M)), R53 (CH3 + H (+M) = CH4 (+M)), R54 (CH4 + H = CH3 + H2) as well as R56 (CH4 + OH = CH3 + H2O) are key reactions prohibiting ignition under current experimental conditions. Among them, R53 (CH3 + H (+M) = CH4 (+M)), R54 (CH4 + H = CH3 + H2) have the largest positive sensitivities and the high contribution rate in rich mixture. The rate of production (ROP) of OH of R1 showed that OH ROP of R1 decreases sharply as the mixture turns rich. Therefore, the ignition delays become longer as the equivalence ratio increases.

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利用反射激波实验研究了多组分生物质合成气在高温(1,100-1,700 K)、高压(5 bar、10 bar、15 bar)以及不同当量比(0.5、1、2)下的着火延时,并研究了主要组分变化(H2:CO = 0.125~8)对着火延时的影响。实验结果还与多个生物质合成气的动力学机理模拟结果进行了比较,发现Li等人的机理模拟结果与实验值较为吻合。另外对实验结果进行分析表明,燃料的对数着火延时随氢气浓度的变化是非线性的,而且在当前实验条件下,压力对着火延时的影响相比其他参数要更小。最后,本文还从化学动力学的角度对生物质合成气的着火过程进行了敏感性分析和反应路径分析。

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This work was supported by the Key Fundamental Research Projects of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai (14JC1403000).

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    Linqi Ouyang, Hua Li, Shuzhou Sun, **aole Wang & **ngcai Lu

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Ouyang, L., Li, H., Sun, S. et al. Auto-ignition of biomass synthesis gas in shock tube at elevated temperature and pressure. Sci. Bull. 60, 1935–1946 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-015-0935-4

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