| Description of target | Sensitivity diagram | Prediction of GRI-Mech 3.0 |

DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET

Target F1: Laminar Flame Speed

Mixture: CH4-air, phi = 0.98, P = 1 atm, T(0) = 300 K

References: Vagelopoulos, C.N., and Egolfopoulos,F.N., 'Direct Experimental Determination of Laminar Flame Speeds,' Paper WSS/CI 97S-022, Western States Section/Combustion Institute Meeting, Livermore, CA, April 1997.

TARGET VALUES
Experimental
(cm/s)		 GRI-Mech 2.11 Trial Mech GRI-Mech 3.0
35.55 37.25 42.23 37.92

SENSITIVITY DIAGRAMS

The sensitivity spectra shown below were computed with a trial reaction mechanism composed of a set of 322 elementary reactions of 53 species.

Sensitivity coefficients with respect to rate coefficients Sensitivity coefficients with respect to heats of formation

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