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Optimizing micro power generation with blended fuels and porous media for H2-fueled combustion

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  • Wei, Depeng
  • Peng, Qingguo
  • Yin, Ruixue
  • Wang, Hao
  • Tian, Xinghua
  • Yan, Feng
  • Fu, Guang

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To enhance the combustion stability and thermal performance of micro-thermophotovoltaic system, a combustor inserted porous media and varying channel heights for premixed H2/CH4/Air burning is proposed. The experimental and numerical methods are conducted to investigate the effects of CH4 addition, equivalence ratio, porous media, and chamber setting on combustion characteristics, heat transfer, and flame stability. The results indicate that a small fraction of CH4 addition and porous media insertion both enhance heat release and transfer of H2-fueled combustion, and the optimal CH4 blending ratio is influenced by chemical energy input. Appropriately increasing the equivalence ratio under high flow rates contributes to stabilize the flame and improve the combustor thermal performance. Furthermore, porous media effectively promotes flame stability and heat transfer efficiency, with longer porous media enhancing heat conduction and convection processes, thereby increasing the radiation temperature. Besides, increasing the channel height of the porous media combustor appropriately enhances the electrical power output of the power system. Besides, the maximum electrical output of 9.7 W is obtained in the porous media combustor with a channel height of 11 mm at mc = 20 %, Ф = 1.0 and mf = 9.448 × 10−5 kg/s, which is 7.2 W higher than the free flame combustor with h = 7 mm.

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  • Wei, Depeng & Peng, Qingguo & Yin, Ruixue & Wang, Hao & Tian, Xinghua & Yan, Feng & Fu, Guang, 2024. "Optimizing micro power generation with blended fuels and porous media for H2-fueled combustion," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:233:y:2024:i:c:s0960148124012564
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121188
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