A Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Mechanisms of Methane Combustion Under Different Atmospheres
ZHAO Min1, LIU Xiuting1, ZHANG Zuowei2, ZHU Yuejin1
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1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;
2. Beijing North Vehicle Group Corporation, Beijing 100072, China
The incomplete combustion problem of methane often occurs, which can be improved by adding other fuels. In this regard, the reactive molecular dynamics method (ReaxFF-MD) is adopted to study the combustion characteristics of methane in different atmospheres. The results show that, the combustion of methane can be promoted by adding hydrogen or ozone. The increase in adding the number of molecules and initial reaction temperature both can promote the combustion of methane. Compared with adding hydrogen, on the one hand, the reaction of O3 →O2 + O induces more oxygen free radicals in the system. A large amount of the oxygen free radicals reacts with other intermediate products, which can generate OH free radicals. On the other hand, ozone molecules can react with H radicals and form the OH free radicals directly. Thus, the blending of ozone molecules can raise the amount of OH free radical in the combustion system. Due to OH free radical being very active, the methane molecules can be quickly consumed by the R2 reaction. Therefore, compared with hydrogen, the ozone can better promote the combustion of methane. In addition, the combustion pathways of methane can be changed and the activation energy can be reduced by adding hydrogen or ozone. The relevant results are conducive to investigating the interaction between different mixing fuels.
ZHAO Min, LIU Xiuting, ZHANG Zuowei, ZHU Yuejin.
A Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Mechanisms of Methane Combustion Under Different Atmospheres[J]. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 2023, 44(5): 1413-1421