A New Cool Flame: Establishment and Studies of Dynamics and Kinetics

A novel method to establish self-sustaining cool diffusion flames with well-defined boundary conditions has been experimentally demonstrated by using ozone into the oxidizer stream in counterflow configuration. It is found that the formation of atomic oxygen via the decomposition of ozone dramatically shortens the induction timescale of low temperature chemistry, extending the flammable region of cool flames, and enables the establishment of...