Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition

MILD oxyfuel combustion has been attracting increasing attention as a promising clean combustion technology. How to design a pathway to reach MILD oxyfuel combustion regime and what can provide a theoretical guide to design such a pathway are two critical questions that need to be answered. So far t...

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Main Authors: Liu, Yaming, Chen, Sheng, Liu, Shi, Feng, Yongxin, Xu, Kai, Zheng, Chuguang
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author Liu, Yaming
Chen, Sheng
Liu, Shi
Feng, Yongxin
Xu, Kai
Zheng, Chuguang
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Chen, Sheng
Liu, Shi
Feng, Yongxin
Xu, Kai
Zheng, Chuguang
author_sort Liu, Yaming
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description MILD oxyfuel combustion has been attracting increasing attention as a promising clean combustion technology. How to design a pathway to reach MILD oxyfuel combustion regime and what can provide a theoretical guide to design such a pathway are two critical questions that need to be answered. So far there has been no open literature on these issues. A type of combustion regime classification map proposed in our previous work, based on the so-called ”Hot Diluted Diffusion Ignition” (HDDI) configuration, is adopted here as a simple but useful tool to solve these problems. Firstly, we analyze comprehensively the influences of various dilution atmosphere and fuel type on combustion regimes. The combustion regime classification maps are made out according to the analyses. In succession, we conduct a comparison between the map in air-firing condition and its oxyfuel counterpart. With the aid of the second thermodynamic-law analysis on the maps, it is easy to identify the major contributors to entropy generation in various combustion regimes in advance, which is crucial for combustion system optimization. Moreover, we find that, for the first time, a combustion regime classification map also may be used as a safety indicator. With the aid of these maps, some conclusions in previous publications can be explained more straightforwardly.
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spelling nottingham-376062020-05-04T18:21:02Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37606/ Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition Liu, Yaming Chen, Sheng Liu, Shi Feng, Yongxin Xu, Kai Zheng, Chuguang MILD oxyfuel combustion has been attracting increasing attention as a promising clean combustion technology. How to design a pathway to reach MILD oxyfuel combustion regime and what can provide a theoretical guide to design such a pathway are two critical questions that need to be answered. So far there has been no open literature on these issues. A type of combustion regime classification map proposed in our previous work, based on the so-called ”Hot Diluted Diffusion Ignition” (HDDI) configuration, is adopted here as a simple but useful tool to solve these problems. Firstly, we analyze comprehensively the influences of various dilution atmosphere and fuel type on combustion regimes. The combustion regime classification maps are made out according to the analyses. In succession, we conduct a comparison between the map in air-firing condition and its oxyfuel counterpart. With the aid of the second thermodynamic-law analysis on the maps, it is easy to identify the major contributors to entropy generation in various combustion regimes in advance, which is crucial for combustion system optimization. Moreover, we find that, for the first time, a combustion regime classification map also may be used as a safety indicator. With the aid of these maps, some conclusions in previous publications can be explained more straightforwardly. Elsevier 2016-11-15 Article PeerReviewed Liu, Yaming, Chen, Sheng, Liu, Shi, Feng, Yongxin, Xu, Kai and Zheng, Chuguang (2016) Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition. Energy, 115 (1). pp. 26-37. ISSN 1873-6785 MILD combustion; Oxyfuel combustion; Counter flow combustion; Entropy generation http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036054421631249X doi:10.1016/j.energy.2016.09.009 doi:10.1016/j.energy.2016.09.009
spellingShingle MILD combustion; Oxyfuel combustion; Counter flow combustion; Entropy generation
Liu, Yaming
Chen, Sheng
Liu, Shi
Feng, Yongxin
Xu, Kai
Zheng, Chuguang
Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition
title Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition
title_full Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition
title_fullStr Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition
title_full_unstemmed Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition
title_short Methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition
title_sort methane combustion in various regimes: first and second thermodynamic-law comparison between air-firing and oxyfuel condition
topic MILD combustion; Oxyfuel combustion; Counter flow combustion; Entropy generation
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37606/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37606/