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

DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET

Target SNO.C11: Maximum NO concentration (at 2 cm above the burner) in a laminar premixed flame of methane

Mixture: CH4-O2-N2 (13.8%-25.9%-60.3%)
phi = 1.07, P = 0.033 atm, flow rate = 2.476 gm/cm^2 s

References: Luque, J., Smith, G.P., and Crosley, D.R., 'Quantitative CH Determinations in Low Pressure Flames,' (1996) 26th Symposium (International) on Combustion, 959

TARGET VALUES
Experimental
(ppm)		 GRI-Mech 2.11 Trial Mech GRI-Mech 3.0
17.5 +/- 5.8 7.4 8.74 12.3

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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