| Abstract | The reformate gas enriched counterflow lean premixed CH₄/air flames were studied by numerical simulation in this paper. The reformate gas was assumed to be the product of partial oxidation of methane by air, and it consists of H₂, CO and N₂. Detailed chemistry and complex thermal and transport properties were employed. The results indicate that the addition of the reformate gas enlarges the flammable region, and extends the lean flammability limit of counterflow CH₄/air premixed combustion. When the reformate gas is added, the formation of NO is reduced in a near-stoichiometric flame, and increased in an ultra-lean flame at a constant equivalence ratio. The more significant advantage of the reformate gas enriched lean premixed combustion is that it greatly reduces the formation of NO by allowing a combustor to operate at leaner condition without any effect on flammable range. Further, the addition of the reformate gas decreases the formation of NO₂ and N₂O at a constant equivalence ratio. |
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