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Fuel-Rich Combustion Of Ethylene And Air In A Two Stage Turbulent Flow Reactor, Tara Byrnes Salem

Theses

This thesis presents experimental and modeling results from the combustion of ethylene and air in a two stage turbulent flow reactor. This work is motivated by the continuing concern over combustion by-products. The first half of the research effort focused on the validation of the reactor as a perfectly stirred reactor and a plug flow reactor (PSR+PFR) sequence. Using four detailed reaction mechanisms, measured concentrations of carbon oxides, oxygen, and light hydrocarbon concentrations were modeled. Within the accuracy of the data, the mechanism of Mao (1995) yielded the best results. However, it was observed that the success of the reactor …

Combustion Of Methyl Chloride, Monomethyl Amine, And Their Mixtures In A Two Stage Turbulent Flow Reactor, Fuhe Mao

Dissertations

The feasibility of converting fuel-bound chlorine and nitrogen into HCl and N₂ with reduced pollutant emissions of CO, NO, and unburned hydrocarbons was investigated in a two-stage turbulent flow reactor. The study consists of four segments: completion and validation of the experimental facility, experimental and modeling studies of methyl chloride (CH₃Cl) combustion, similar studies on monomethyl amine (CH₃NH₂), and finally studies on simultaneous CH₃Cl and CH₃NH₂ combustion.

Validation of the experimental facility was made by combustion of ethylene (C₂H₄) and air under both fuel-lean …