The effect of multicomponent diffusion on the stability of laminar flames (Q2641192)

The problem of the stability of the combustion of a three-component gas mixture (fuel, oxidiser and reaction products) is formulated and studied, taking into account the exact mutual diffusion between the components. Boundaries of two regions of thermodiffusive instability TDI-1 and TDI-2 for two mixtures with widely different diffusion properties are constructed, and a comparison is made with the binary theory. The effect of the initial composition of the mixture (a weak, stoichiometric or rich mixture) on the position of the boundaries of the monotonic and oscillatory instability is studied.