Abstract

SUAREZ, JOSE LUIS; ARRIETA, ANDRÉS AMELL  and  CADAVID, FRANCISCO JAVIER. NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES AND PHENOMENA IN A METHANE (CH4) FLAME WITH ENRICHED AIR. Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2011, vol.78, n.165, pp.138-149. ISSN 0012-7353.

This article proposes a numerical and experimental study of the radiation behavior in a methane flame with air enhanced with oxygen at low concentrations. It was measured the heat flux by radiation and was determined its relationship with the percentage of enrichment of the air, which allowed to estimate the radiant properties of the flame in terms of oxygen enrichment. Was used air with oxygen concentrations from 21% to 22,5%. The simulation was done with the software Fluent V6.2.16 and to solve the radiative transfer equation was used the Discrete Ordinates model. The radiant properties of the mixture of combustion gases (CO, CO₂ and H2O) were quantified using the Weighted Sum of Gray Gases Model (WSGGM). The experiment was carried out using Guajira Natural Gas as fuel, an air factor equal to 1,1 and a thermal power of 1,54 kW.

Keywords : Oxygen Enhanced Combustion; flame radiation; flame simulation; combustion and radiation.

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