Hydrogen combustion: features and barriers to its exploitation in the energy transition

E Giacomazzi, G Troiani, A Di Nardo, G Calchetti… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this article is to review hydrogen combustion applications within the energy
transition framework. Hydrogen blends are also included, from the well-known hydrogen …

[HTML][HTML] Intrinsic instabilities of hydrogen and hydrogen/ammonia premixed flames: Influence of equivalence ratio, fuel composition and pressure

J Gaucherand, D Laera, C Schulze-Netzer… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Premixed lean hydrogen-air flames exhibit instabilities due to hydrodynamic instabilities but
also thermo-diffusive instabilities. However, in the case of ammonia/hydrogen blends, the …

[HTML][HTML] Thermodiffusively-unstable lean premixed hydrogen flames: Phenomenology, empirical modelling, and thermal leading points

TL Howarth, EF Hunt, AJ Aspden - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermodiffusively-unstable lean premixed hydrogen flames are investigated using three-
dimensional direct numerical simulation with finite-rate chemical kinetics. A large number of …

Direct numerical simulations of methane, ammonia-hydrogen and hydrogen turbulent premixed flames

V Coulon, J Gaucherand, V Xing, D Laera… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Three turbulent premixed flames with the same unstretched laminar flame speeds and
thicknesses are analyzed and compared using 3D Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) in a …

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 …

Turbulent flame speed of NH3/CH4/H2/H2O/air-mixtures: Effects of elevated pressure and Lewis number

S Wang, AM Elbaz, G Wang, Z Wang, WL Roberts - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the turbulent flame speed (ST) of NH 3/CH 4/H 2/air mixtures
subjected to differential-diffusion effect characterized by sub-unity Lewis number (Le) at …

Experimental and numerical investigations of forced response of multi-element lean-premixed hydrogen flames

H Kang, C Yoon, KT Kim - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the distinctive thermoacoustic properties of multi-element lean-premixed
hydrogen flames is crucial for the development of hydrogen-capable gas turbines. Extending …

Thermodiffusively unstable laminar hydrogen flame in a sufficiently large 3D computational domain–Part I: Characteristic patterns

X Wen, L Berger, L Cai, A Parente, H Pitsch - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermodiffusive instabilities can have a leading order effect on flame propagation for lean
premixed hydrogen flames. Many simulation studies have been performed to study this …

Effects of differential diffusion on hydrogen flame kernel development under engine conditions

H Chu, L Berger, T Grenga, Z Wu, H Pitsch - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
The early flame kernel development in spark ignition engines is crucial for engine
performance. For non-unity-Lewis-number mixtures, it can be significantly influenced by …

Large eddy simulation of the dynamics of lean premixed flames using global reaction mechanisms calibrated for CH4–H2 fuel blends

AM Garcia, S Le Bras, J Prager, M Häringer… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The effects of hydrogen addition on the flame dynamics of a bluff-body stabilized methane–
hydrogen turbulent flame are studied with large eddy simulation (LES). The LES is carried …