Fabrication and Performance Analysis of Laminar Burning Velocity of Fuel Air Mixture

Authors

  • R. Nallappan  Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous), Namakkal, India
  • M.Naveen Kumar  Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous), Namakkal, India
  • Dr. R. Arravind  Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous), Namakkal, India
  • C. Vijayakumar  Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous), Namakkal, India
  • M. Meganathan  Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous), Namakkal, India

Keywords:

hydrogen-air, Bunsen Burner, cone angle, laminar burning velocity

Abstract

This study aims to calculate the rate of laminar combustion of air premix with a hydrogen flame using the Bunsen combustion test technique. The purpose of this combustion study is to measure the laminar velocity of the gas-fuel mixture. Hydrogen is one of the alternative fuels for use in vehicles and can be a promising alternative fuel because of its excellent properties. We made an attempt to obtain a laminar combustion rate, measuring hydrogen with a mixture of air (79.0mol-%H2 and 21.0mol-%O2) in a constant volume Bunsen burner with controlled temperature. The mixture is ignited with an igniter. A shield is used to measure the angle of the cone of fire. After measuring the cone angle, the laminar firing rate is calculated. All experimental data were compared with the calculated combustion rates for a free laminar flame. The measured and calculated combustion rate was used to investigate the effect of flue gas insertion.

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R. Nallappan, M.Naveen Kumar, Dr. R. Arravind, C. Vijayakumar, M. Meganathan, " Fabrication and Performance Analysis of Laminar Burning Velocity of Fuel Air Mixture, IInternational Journal of Scientific Research in Mechanical and Materials Engineering(IJSRMME), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 6, Issue 3, pp.36-42, May-June-2022.