Extinction limit and near-limit kinetics of lean premixed stretched H2-CO-air flames

The extinction limit of laminar lean premixed stretched H2-CO-air flames was investigated with particular attention to the chemical kinetic characteristics under near-limit conditions. The extinction stretch rates were determined by the digital particle image velocimetry measurement using the Counterflow Twin-Flame method. Corresponding numerical simulations were conducted using CHEMKIN II with detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms. The...