Laminar Flame Speed ??Measurement in Constant Volume Reactor
TRL5
A preencher
Laboratory for Combustion and Thermal Systems Engineering
Propulsion Systems
Flame speed is a characteristic of fuels or pure chemical species or their mixtures (hydrocarbons), which can be measured experimentally. Each species, mixture of species or real fuel, under specific conditions of pressure, temperature, and equivalence ratio (ratio between fuel and air) presents speed values ??that differ from each other, therefore, its characterization in these different conditions is of great importance. relevance in the research and development of new fuels, as well as the characterization of currently available conventional fuels. In addition to characterizing these formulations, experimental data can be used to develop and improve chemical kinetics models, which are used in flame and combustion simulations. In addition to this application for kinetic models, this data is also important for the sizing and design of internal combustion engines or burners.