Reduced modeling of the NOx formation based on the reaction-diffusion manifolds method for counterflow diffusion flames.

The accurate prediction of the NOx formation has gained great attention in view of clean combustion. In this direction, a reliable reduction technique for the chemical kinetics is important to capture the NOx formation accurately with reduced computational costs for the practical turbulent combustion processes. This work focuses on the hierarchical construction of Reaction-Diffusion Manifolds (REDIM) to include the NOx chemistry, which is well-known to be governed by very slow chemical reactions. Based on the hierarchical structure of the REDIM method, a two-dimensional (2D) and a three-dimensional (3D) REDIM model are generated, without any principle extension of the REDIM method. Sample calculations of NOx formation in methane/air non-premixed counterflow flames verify the REDIM method for both steady and transient processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]