Research Article

Exploring the Benefits of Annular Rectangular Rib for Enhancing Thermal Efficiency of Nonpremixed Micro-Combustor

Table 2

Chemical reaction mechanism of H/air combustion.

ReactionsAk (m3/(kmol s))βkEk (J/kmol)

1. O2 + H = O + OH3.55 × 1012−0.46.945 × 107
2. O + H2 = H + OH50.82.72.632 × 107
3. H2 + OH = H2O + H2.16 × 1051.51.435 × 107
4. O + H2O = 2OH297025.607 × 107
5. H2 = 2H4.58 × 1016−1.44.351 × 108
6. 2O = O26.16 × 109−0.50
7. O + H = OH4.71 × 1012−10
8. H + OH = H2O3.8 × 1016−20
9. H + O2 = HO21.48 × 1090.60
10. HO2 + H = H2 + O21.66 × 101003.443 × 106
11. HO2 + H = 2OH7.08 × 101001.234 × 106
12. HO2 + O = O2 + OH3.25 × 101000
13. HO2 + OH = H2O + O22.89 × 10100−2.08 × 106
14. 2HO2 = H2O2 + O24.2 × 101105.021 × 107
15. H2O2 = 2OH2.95 × 101402.025 × 108
16. H2O2 + H = H2O + OH2.41 × 101001.661 × 107
17. H2O2 + H = HO2 + H24.82 × 101003.326 × 107
18. H2O2 + O = OH + HO2955021.661 × 107
19.  H2O2 + OH = HO2 + H2O1 × 10900

Note: Ak is the preexponential factor of reaction rate, βk is the temperature exponent, and Ek is the activation energy of the reaction.