EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF A NON-PREMIXED METHANE/AIR FLAME

Non premixed combustion is the most common combustion mode in practical systems because of its wide operating range, safety and stability. In this work a simple laminar non premixed methane/air flame has been experimentally characterized with different diagnostics: thermocouples, chemiluminescence, laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). The experimental data obtained were compared to the results of a detailed chemical kinetic model. These results are discussed in the manuscript.