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GRI-Mech: An Optimized Detailed Chemical Reaction Mechanism for Methane Combustion. Topical Report, September 1992-August 1995.

PB96137054

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Frenklach, M.; Wang, H.; Goldenberg, M.; Smith, G. P.; Golden, D. M.; Bowman, C. T.; Hanson, R. K.; Gardiner, W. C.; Lissianski, V.
Page Count	156
Abstract	A quantitative representation of the detailed chemical reaction mechanism of natural gas combustion is required in order to provide design tools for more efficient and less polluting natural-gas combustion devices. In the research described in this report, a reaction model for methane combustion was optimized based upon critical review of the thermochemical and rate coefficient information in the literature, sensitivity analysis using computer modeling methods, and mathematically rigorous parameter optimization employing the response-surface parameterization method. The computational study was supported by appropriate shock-tube and flame profiling experiments. The resulting reaction model, consisting of 177 reactions of 32 species, was validated by extensive comparisons with the literature.
Keywords	Natural gas Combustion Reaction kinetics Computerized simulation Chemical reactions Methane Mathematical models Flame propagation Burning rate Ignition Reaction mechanism
Source Agency	Gas Research Institute Chicago
NTIS Subject Category	97K - Fuels 81A - Combustion & Ignition
Corporate Authors	SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.; Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park.; Stanford Univ., CA.; Texas Univ. at Austin.; Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park., Stanford Univ., CA. and Texas Univ. at Austin. Sponsored by Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199607
Contract Number	GRI-5092-260-2454

GRI-Mech: An Optimized Detailed Chemical Reaction Mechanism for Methane Combustion. Topical Report, September 1992-August 1995.

GRI-Mech: An Optimized Detailed Chemical Reaction Mechanism for Methane Combustion. Topical Report, September 1992-August 1995.
PB96137054

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Frenklach, M.; Wang, H.; Goldenberg, M.; Smith, G. P.; Golden, D. M.; Bowman, C. T.; Hanson, R. K.; Gardiner, W. C.; Lissianski, V.
Page Count	156
Abstract	A quantitative representation of the detailed chemical reaction mechanism of natural gas combustion is required in order to provide design tools for more efficient and less polluting natural-gas combustion devices. In the research described in this report, a reaction model for methane combustion was optimized based upon critical review of the thermochemical and rate coefficient information in the literature, sensitivity analysis using computer modeling methods, and mathematically rigorous parameter optimization employing the response-surface parameterization method. The computational study was supported by appropriate shock-tube and flame profiling experiments. The resulting reaction model, consisting of 177 reactions of 32 species, was validated by extensive comparisons with the literature.
Keywords	Natural gas Combustion Reaction kinetics Computerized simulation Chemical reactions Methane Mathematical models Flame propagation Burning rate Ignition Reaction mechanism
Source Agency	Gas Research Institute Chicago
NTIS Subject Category	97K - Fuels 81A - Combustion & Ignition
Corporate Authors	SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.; Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park.; Stanford Univ., CA.; Texas Univ. at Austin.; Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park., Stanford Univ., CA. and Texas Univ. at Austin. Sponsored by Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199607
Contract Number	GRI-5092-260-2454