Diffusion Flame of a CH4/H2 Jet in a Hot Coflow： Effects of Coflow Oxygen and Temperature

This paper investigates the effects of coflow O2 level and temperature on diffusion flame of a CH4/H2 jet in hot coflow （JHC） from a burner system similar to that of Dally et al. The coflow O2 mass fraction （ Yo2 ） is varied from 3% to 80% and the temperature （Tcof） from 1200 K to 1700 K. The Eddy Dissipation Concept （EDC） model with detailed reaction mechanisms GRI-Mech 3.0 is used for all simulations. To validate the modeling, several JHC flames are predicted under the experimental conditions of Dally et al. [Proc. Combust. Inst., 29 （1）, 1147-1154 （2002）] and the results obtained match well with the measurements. Results demonstrate that, when Yo2 decreased, the diffusion combustion is likely to transform from traditional combustion to MILD （Moderate or Intense Low-oxygen Dilution） combustion mode. When Tcof is higher, the temperature distribution over the whole domain trends to be more uniform. Reducing yo2 or Tcof leads to less production of intermediate species OH and CO. It is worth noting that if Yo2 is high enough （ Yo2 〉80%）, increasing Yo2 does not cause obvious temperature increase.