Numerical and asymptotic studies of the structure of stoichiometric and lean premixed heptane flames

Numerical calculations and rate-ratio asymptotic analysis are performed to obtain the structure and burning velocities of premixed heptane flames. The numerical calculations are performed using a detailed chemical-kinetic mechanism comprising 257 elementary reactions, a skeletal chemical-kinetic mechanism comprising 34 elementary reactions and a reduced chemical-kinetic mechanism made up of six overall steps. The reduced chemical-kinetic...