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Autoignition delay times of NH 3 /CH 4 mixtures with CH 4 fractions of 0%, 5%, 10% and 50% were measured in a rapid compression machine at equivalence ratio ϕ = 0.5, pressures from 20 to 70 bar and temperatures from 930 to 1140 K. In addition, measurements were performed for NH 3 mixtures with 10% CH 4 at ϕ = 1.0 and 2.0. Methane shows a strong ignition-enhancing effect on NH 3 , which levels off at higher CH 4 fractions, as the ignition delay time approaches that of pure methane. Autoignition delay times at 10% CH 4 at ϕ = 0.5 and 1.0 are indistinguishable, while an increase of ignition delay times by factor of 1.5 was observed upon increasing ϕ to 2.0. The experimental data were used to evaluate six NH 3 oxidation mechanisms capable of simulating NH 3 /CH 4 mixtures. The mechanism previously used by the authors shows the best performance: generally, it predicts the measured ignition delay times to better than 30% for all conditions, except for 50% CH 4 addition for which the differences increase up to 50% at the highest temperature. Sensitivity analysis based on the mechanism used indicates that under lean conditions the reaction CH 4 + NH 2 = CH 3 + NH 3 significantly promotes ignition for modest CH 4 addition (5% and 10%), but becomes modestly ignition-inhibiting at 50% CH 4 . Sensitivity and rate-of-production analyses indicate that the ignition-enhancing effect of 50% CH 4 addition is closely related to the formation and decomposition of H 2 O 2 . Flux analysis for NH 3 /CH 4 mixtures indicates that CH 4 + NH 2 = CH 3 + NH 3 contributes substantially to the decomposition of methane early in the oxidation process, while CH 3 + NO 2 ( + M) = CH 3 NO 2 ( + M) is a significant reservoir of NO 2 at low temperature. Additionally, an anomalous pre-ignition pressure rise phenomenon, which is not reproduced by the simulations, was observed with high reproducibility for the NH 3 mixture with 50% CH 4 addition.
Quantifies changes in performance for domestic appliances upon hydrogen admixture.• Interchangeability analysis using calculated burning velocities and Wobbe Index.• Calculated maximum hydrogen fractions verified by flashback measurements.• Fuel-rich premixed appliances are critical for flashback.• Composition of the gas to which hydrogen is added determines the maximum admixture.
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