Experimental study and kinetic modeling of laminar flame propagation in premixed stoichiometric n-butane-air mixture

Abstract

The laminar burning velocities and propagation speeds of stoichiometric n-butane-air mixture were obtained for outwardly propagating spherical flames by measurements of pressure rise during the early stage of propagation in a spherical vessel. The experiments were carried out at various initial pressures within 0.3 and 1.2 bar, and various initial temperatures within 298 and 423 K. The experimental laminar burning velocities were compared with those provided by the detailed kinetic modelling based on Warnatz mechanism for combustion of C1-C4 hydrocarbons, using INSFLA package. The baric and thermal coefficients of laminar burning velocities, calculated from their dependence on initial temperature and pressure, were compared with coefficients characteristic for other fuel-air mixtures. The overall activation parameters (reaction order and activation energy) are reported and discussed in comparison with similar data characteristic for alkane-air flames.