Experimental and kinetic investigations of the effect of H2/CH4/C2H4 addition on the burning properties of practical jet fuel

Abstract

Abstract Laminar flame speeds of premixed jet fuel/air with the addition of hydrogen, methane and ethylene are measured in a constant-volume bomb at an initial temperature of 420 K, initial pressure of 3 atm, equivalence ratios of 0.6–1.5 and gas mass fractions of 0–50%. The experimental results show that the addition of hydrogen and ethylene can significantly improve the laminar flame speed of the liquid jet fuel, while the addition of methane shows a weak inhibitory effect, and these effects are relatively remarkable on the fuel-rich conditions. The laminar flame speed of the dual fuels/air is linearly dependent on the additional gas mass fraction. A kinetic analysis indicates that the gas addition causes both thermodynamic and chemical kinetic effects on the laminar flame speed of the dual fuels/air. The adiabatic temperature increases and decreases with the addition of hydrogen/ethylene and methane, respectively. A sensitivity analysis shows that the reactions concerning to the H, CH3 and C2H3 radicals become significant with the addition of hydrogen, methane and ethylene, respectively, and that the different values of the rate of product (ROP) of these species via the critical reactions lead to a different promotional or inhibitory effect on the fuel-rich and fuel-lean conditions.