Main Title |
Kinetic mechanism of methane/air combustion with pollutant formation / |
Author |
Waldman, C. H.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Ultrasystems, Inc., Irvine, Calif. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
1974 |
Report Number |
EPA-650/ 2-74-045; EPA-68-02-0270; EPA-ROAP-21ADG-10 |
Stock Number |
PB-234 149 |
OCLC Number |
09623588 |
Subjects |
Methane ;
Air pollutant ;
Air pollution ;
Combustion
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Additional Subjects |
Combustion ;
Methane ;
Air pollution ;
Air ;
Reaction kinetics ;
Nitrogen oxide(NO) ;
Nitrogen oxide(N2O) ;
Chemical reaction mechanisms ;
Reaction rates
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 650-2-74-045 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
07/17/2014 |
EKBD |
EPA-650/2-74-045 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
11/16/2016 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 650-2-74-045 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
NTIS |
PB-234 149 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
xii, 90 pages : illustrations, diagrams ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
The report gives results of the evaluation of a large set of chemical reactions describing methane/air combustion to determine the significant reactions at atmospheric pressure, at temperatures of 1500-2500K, and at equivalence ratios of 0.8-1.25. The reactions were screened to eliminate: reactions with negligible net contribution to heat evolution or pollutant formation, species with no discernible effect on major species or temperature, and groups of reactions constituting only species exchange loops. A set of 26 reactions/17 species was derived which can duplicate within 5 percent the predictions of the 134-reaction/25-species master set. Ten additional pyrolysis reactions are cited for low-temperature and fuel-rich applications. The Zeldovich mechanism is the principal route to NO for stoichiometric combustion, but under lean conditions, a path to NO involving N2O is also active. For fuel-rich conditions, comparison with stirred reactor data suggests that NO formation cannot be explained by the Zeldovich mechanism alone: an alternate path involving species of the type RN may be of importance. Finally, prompt NO arising from oxygen-atom overshoot was not predicted for an idealized plug flow ignition case. |
Notes |
"EPA-650-2-74-045." "June 1974." PB-234-149 EPA Project Officer: W. S. Lanier Prepared for Office of Research and Development, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Includes bibliographical references (pages 74-77). |