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Measurement on turbulent premixed CH4/H2/air flames was studied experimentally. Hydrogen blending ratio is defined as the ratio of hydrogen to fuel, while CO2 dilution ratio is defined as the mole fraction of CO2 to those of mixture. Hydrogen blending ratios up to 0.2 and CO2 dilution ratios up to 0.1 were studied. OH profile of the instantaneous flame front was detected using the OH-PLIF visualizations on a turbulent Bunsen burner. 500 OH-PLIF images were used to obtain the turbulent burning velocity and calculate flame surface density, and 280 images was used to calculate the local curvature radius.

The specific heat ratio used in heat release calculation plays an important role and the mass fraction burned is also a crucial parameter in thermodynamics analysis for engine combustion. A research of high methane fraction natural gas was investigated in a constant volume combustion vessel at different initial conditions. Results show that with the increase of the initial pressure, the specific heat ratio is decreased, and the time of the mixture burned up is postponed, while the peak heat release ratio is increased. With the increase of the methane fraction, the parameters have the opposite behavior. With the increase of the initial temperature, the specific heat ratio is decreased, and the time when the mixture is burned up is accelerated, and the peak heat release ratio has no obviously difference. With the increase of the dilution ratio or the CO2/N2 ratio, the specific heat ratio is decreased, and the peak heat release heat ratio is decreased.