Filtration combustion in porous media differs substantially from homogeneous flames. The active interfacial heat transfer between filtrating gas and porous medium leads to internally self-organized energy exchange. As a result, filtration combustion waves can be stabilized far beyond the conventional flammability limits at temperatures exceeding the adiabatic combustion temperatures. Modern applications of filtration combustion span from high efficiency combustion of low calorific fuels to material synthesis and fuel reforming for hydrogen and synthesis gas production.
Rich filtration combustion waves for the purpose of fuel reformation has gained new insight from many recent experimental and theoretical studies and received considerable research attention by a variety of scientific disciplines. The superadiabatic combustion temperatures achieved under fuel-rich conditions can be utilized to provide the environment for thermal cracking and/or partial oxidation of various gaseous, liquids and solids hydrocarbons.
The aim of this Research Topic is to assemble experimental and numerical contributions related to the recent advances in filtration combustion with a focus on energy efficiency and chemistry. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Thermodynamics model for filtration combustion
• Transport phenomena including fluid mechanics in porous media combustion
• Heat transfer mechanisms in porous media reactors
• Chemical structures of filtration combustion waves
• Kinetics model for fuels in porous media reactors
• Combustion modelling of porous media burners
• Catalytic-thermal craking of fuels in porous media reactors
• Fuel processing and reformation using filtration combustion
Filtration combustion in porous media differs substantially from homogeneous flames. The active interfacial heat transfer between filtrating gas and porous medium leads to internally self-organized energy exchange. As a result, filtration combustion waves can be stabilized far beyond the conventional flammability limits at temperatures exceeding the adiabatic combustion temperatures. Modern applications of filtration combustion span from high efficiency combustion of low calorific fuels to material synthesis and fuel reforming for hydrogen and synthesis gas production.
Rich filtration combustion waves for the purpose of fuel reformation has gained new insight from many recent experimental and theoretical studies and received considerable research attention by a variety of scientific disciplines. The superadiabatic combustion temperatures achieved under fuel-rich conditions can be utilized to provide the environment for thermal cracking and/or partial oxidation of various gaseous, liquids and solids hydrocarbons.
The aim of this Research Topic is to assemble experimental and numerical contributions related to the recent advances in filtration combustion with a focus on energy efficiency and chemistry. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Thermodynamics model for filtration combustion
• Transport phenomena including fluid mechanics in porous media combustion
• Heat transfer mechanisms in porous media reactors
• Chemical structures of filtration combustion waves
• Kinetics model for fuels in porous media reactors
• Combustion modelling of porous media burners
• Catalytic-thermal craking of fuels in porous media reactors
• Fuel processing and reformation using filtration combustion
