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Numerical Simulation of Autoignition Characteristics of Lean Hydrogen–Air Mixtures

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Simulations of autoignition and combustion processes in lean and ultra-lean hydrogen–air mixtures are performed in relation to safety aspects of nuclear power plants. Ignition delay times τ and laminar burning velocities SL are evaluated. Comparisons between simulation results obtained for temperatures ranging from 800 to 1700 K at initial pressures of 1 and 6 bar show that both the value of τ and the temperature-dependent behavior of autoignition characteristics vary weakly with hydrogen concentration in air. The largest difference between the values of τ predicted by different detailed kinetic mechanisms (DKMs) is observed at temperatures of 900 and 1100 K for pressures of 1 and 6 bar, respectively. The time to reach peak heat release significantly exceeds τ at initial temperatures above 1250 K. Simulations based on the different DKMs yield similar values of SL. It is concluded that each of the DKMs employed can provide satisfactory accuracy of simulations of autoignition and combustion processes in lean and ultra-lean hydrogen–air mixtures at pressures below 6 bar.

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This work was supported by the Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, state assignment no. 122040500073-4.

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    A. M. Tereza, G. L. Agafonov, E. K. Anderzhanov, A. S. Betev, S. P. Medvedev & S. V. Khomik

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Tereza, A.M., Agafonov, G.L., Anderzhanov, E.K. et al. Numerical Simulation of Autoignition Characteristics of Lean Hydrogen–Air Mixtures. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. B 16, 686–692 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990793122040297

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