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Thermal NOx (Zeldovich Order-of-Magnitude)

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Rough thermal-NOx formation rate from the extended Zeldovich mechanism. Doubling every ~90 K above 1800 K.

Formula

$$ \text{Rate} \propto \exp\!\left(-\frac{69090}{T}\right) $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$T$Flame temperatureKcycle analysis
$Rate$Relative rate vs 2000 K reference×result

Sources

  • Zeldovich (1946) - NO formation in flames.
  • Heywood - Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals Ch.11.