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In this paper we investigate the application of simplified transport models and reduced chemistry approximations to a set of premixed and nonpremixed methane-air flames. The two models we consider are the laminar premixed and the laminar counterflow diffusion flame in a Tsuji configuration. We examine 1) modifications of the governing conservation equations 2) transport model simplifcations and 3) reduced kinetic mechanisms that reduce substantially the CPU costs of these problems without compromising the predictive capabilities of the models. Numerical results focus of flame speeds, extinction strain rates and temperature and species profiles.
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Smooke, M.D., Giovangigli, V. (1995). Simplified transport and reduced chemistry models of premixed and nonpremixed combustion. In: Buckmaster, J., Takeno, T. (eds) Modeling in Combustion Science. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 449. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-59224-5_7
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