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Development and Validation of a Mechanism for Flame Propagation in R-32/Air Mixtures

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Donald R. Burgess Jr., Jeffrey A. Manion, Robert R. Burrell, Valeri I. Babushok, Michael Hegetschweiler, Gregory T. Linteris

Abstract

A mechanism for the combustion of the refrigerant R-32 (CH2F2) in air mixtures was developed and validated through comparisons with measured flame speeds for a range of equivalence ratios (0.9 to 1.4) and pressures (1 to 3 bar) using a constant-volume spherical flame method. Premixed flame calculations were performed and analyzed to identify primary species and reactions contributing to flame speeds and combustion. We found that there were only three HFC reactions that contributed significantly to flame speeds. Their rate constants were optimized within uncertainty limits and the model showed excellent agreement (<3 %) with measured flames speeds.
Proceedings Title
Combustion Institute Eastern States Spring Meeting
Conference Dates
March 4-7, 2018
Conference Location
State College, PA, US
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Chemical kinetics, Refrigerant flammability, Burning velocity, Hydrofluorocarbons
Theoretical chemistry and modeling, Materials flammability, Fire modeling and Chemical engineering and processing

Citation

Burgess Jr., D. , Manion, J. , Burrell, R. , Babushok, V. , Hegetschweiler, M. and Linteris, G. (2018), Development and Validation of a Mechanism for Flame Propagation in R-32/Air Mixtures, Combustion Institute Eastern States Spring Meeting, State College, PA, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925278 (Accessed October 25, 2025)

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Created March 6, 2018, Updated April 11, 2022
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