SIMULATION OF COMBUSTION SYSTEMS OF GASEOUS FUELS IN LAMINAR-FLOW REACTORS

A physical model for simulating combustion systems in laminar flow rea ctors has been developed. The one-dimensional model is derived from th e conservation equations and thermodynamic relations, and includes tra nsport phenomena. It is an extension of zero-dimensional models propos ed by others, and enables the chemical time to be interpreted accurate ly. A numerical program has been developed for solving the governing e quations, and has been coupled both with CHEMKIN, an advanced package designed to facilitate simulations of elementary chemical reactions, a nd with TRANSPORT PACKAGE, a package capable of evaluating the transpo rt property coefficients. The numerical code has been used to simulate ethane combustion. Good agreement with experimental results was obtai ned.