Research Article

Chemical Kinetic Study on Dual-Fuel Combustion: The Ignition Properties of n-Dodecane/Methane Mixture

Table 2

The important reactions of the methane ignition process.

ReactionReduced mechanism

1H + O2 ⟷ O + OH✓ (⟷)
2O + H2 ⟷ H + OH✓ (⟷)
3OH + H2 ⟷ H + H2O✓ (⟷)
4fH + OH (+M) ⟶ H2O (+M)✓ (⟷)
5fH + O2 (+M) ⟶ HO2 (+M)✓ (⟷)
6fHO2 + OH ⟶ H2O + O2✓ (⟷)
7fHO2 + HO2 ⟶ H2O2 + O2✓ (⟷)
8fH2O2 (+M) ⟶ OH + OH (+M)✓ (⟷)
9fH2O2 + OH ⟶ H2O + HO2✓ (⟷)
10fCO + OH ⟶ CO2 + H✓ (⟷)
11fHCO + O2 ⟶ CO + HO2✓ (⟷)
12fCH2O + O2 ⟶ HCO + HO2✓ (⟷)
13fCH2O + OH ⟶ HCO + H2O✓ (⟷)
14fCH2O + CH3 ⟶ HCO + CH4✓ (⟷)
15fCH2O + HO2 ⟶ HCO + H2O2✓ (⟷)
16fCH3O (+M) ⟶ CH2O + H (+M)✓ (⟷)
17fCH3O + O2 ⟶ CH2O + HO2✓ (⟷)
18fCH3 + H (+M) ⟶ CH4 (+M)✓ (⟷)
19CH4 + H ⟷ CH3 + H2✓ (⟷)
20fCH4 + OH ⟶ CH3 + H2O✓ (⟷)
21fCH4 + HO2 ⟶ CH3 + H2O2✓ (⟷)
22fCH3 + HO2 ⟶ CH3O + OH✓ (⟷)
23CH3 + HO2 ⟷ CH4 + O2✓ (⟷)
24fCH3 + O2 ⟶ CH2O + OH✓ (⟷)
25CH3 + O2 (+M) ⟷ CH3O2 (+M)✓ (⟷)
26fCH3O2 + CH2O ⟶ CH3O2H + HCO✓ (⟷)
27fCH3O2 + CH4 ⟶ CH3 + CH3O2H✓ (⟷)
28fCH3O2 + CH3 ⟶ CH3O + CH3O✓ (⟷)
29fCH3O2 + HO2 ⟶ CH3O2H + O2✓ (⟷)
30fCH3O2 + OH ⟶ CH3OH + O2✓ (⟷)
31fCH3O2H ⟶ CH3O + OH✓ (⟷)
32fCH3 + CH3 (+M) ⟶ C2H6 (+M)✓ (⟷)
33fC2H4 + OH ⟶ C2H3 + H2O✓ (⟷)

(⟷) stands for the reversible reaction.