Combustion, chemistry, and carbon neutrality

K Kohse-Höinghaus - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

Perspective of the role of hydrogen in the 21st century energy transition

T Capurso, M Stefanizzi, M Torresi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is gaining momentum in the current global energy transition framework. In fact a
great and widespread enthusiasm is growing up towards it, as indicated by the current …

NOx pathways in lean partially premixed swirling H2‐air turbulent flame

T Capurso, D Laera, E Riber, B Cuenot - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Today's climate and energy challenges are driving the use of decarbonised and renewable
alternative fuels in power generation and transportation. Hydrogen as a fuel is a good …

Development and characterization of a low-NOx partially premixed hydrogen burner using numerical simulation and flame diagnostics

N Schmidt, M Müller, P Preuster, L Zigan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of hydrogen as a fuel in free jet burners faces particular challenges due to its
special combustion properties. The high laminar and turbulent flame velocities may lead to …

Towards laser-induced fluorescence of nitric oxide in detonation

KP Chatelain, SB Rojas Chavez, J Vargas, DA Lacoste - Shock Waves, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to validate the new developments in our in-house spectroscopic code (KAT-
LIF) to perform NO-LIF simulations for detonation conditions, as well as evaluating the …

Hydrogen combustion in gas turbines

S Gkantonas, M Talibi, R Balachandran… - Hydrogen for Future …, 2023 - Springer
The development of gas turbines using 100% hydrogen as fuel is an important step towards
the development of new energy and propulsion technologies using zero carbon fuels. This …

NO measurements in high temperature hydrogen flames: The crucial role of the hydrogen oxidation chemistry for accurate NO predictions

M Meulemans, A Durocher, G Bourque… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current work investigates the formation of Nitric Oxide (NO) in hydrogen–air flames, over
a wide range of flame temperatures. The use of hydrogen allows improved focus on the …

Effects of inlet flow non-uniformities on thermochemical structures and quasi-one-dimensional simulation of sooting counterflow diffusion flames

J Zhang, M Zhou, F Yan, C Yu, Y Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Counterflow flames are routinely used for investigating fundamental flame and fuel
properties such as laminar flame speeds, autoignition temperature, extinction strain rate …

How well do we know thermal-NO? An investigation of NO formation in flames over a wide temperature range

M Meulemans, A Durocher, P Versailles… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the large variability and uncertainty in the thermal-initiation reaction
rates found in the literature. An experimental study is conducted at atmospheric pressure in …

Nitric oxide concentration measurements in low-temperature, premixed hydrogen-air stagnation flames at elevated pressures

A Durocher, M Meulemans, G Bourque… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the formation of nitric oxide (NO) at elevated pressures closer to practical
applications remains one of the challenges to improve nitrogen chemistry modelling. In the …