Research Article
Charged Species Concentration in Combusting Mixtures Using Equilibrium Chemistry
Table 4
Validation of equilibrium constant method with CEA code.
| No. | Species | Minimization of Gibbs Free Energy (CEA code) Mole fractions | Equilibrium Constant method Mole fractions |
| 1 | O2 | 4.46 x 10−3 | 4.45 x 10−3 |
| 2 | CO2 | 1.05 x 10−1 | 1.06 x 10−1 |
| 3 | NO | 1.76 x 10−3 | 1.85 x 10−3 |
| 4 | H2 | 2.54 x 10−3 | 2.55 x 10−3 |
| 5 | NO+ | 5.35 x 10−12 | 5.06 x 10−12 |
| 6 | OH- | 3.91 x 10−13 | 3.83 x 10−13 |
| 7 | O- | 1.05 x 10−14 | 1.14 x 10−14 |
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