Significance of the HO2+ CO reaction during the combustion of CO + H2 mixtures at high pressures

This paper constitutes an experimental and numerical study, using uncertainty analysis of the most important parameters, to evaluate the mechanism for the combustion of CO + H2 mixtures at high pressures in the range 15–50 bar and temperatures from 950 to 1100 K. Experiments were performed in a rapid compression machine. Autoignition delays were measured for stoichiometric compositions of CO + H2 containing between 0 and 80% CO in the total fuel...