**6. References**


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**Numerical Simulation of** 

**Combustion in Porous Media** 

Masoud Ziabasharhagh and Arash Mohammadi

The demand of fossil fuel resources and air pollution are the major problems that caused by using of fuels. In recent years, many researchers have developed new methods for efficient combustion of fuels. Porous media combustion, also known as filtration combustion in a packed bed, due to the interaction between two different phases, solid and gas or liquid. The theory of filtration combustion involves a new type of flame with exothermic chemical reactions during fluid flow in a porous medium. The term 'filtration combustion' was introduced by Russian scientists for combustion of gas flow through porous media. This term does not correspond to western scientific terminology, still it can be found in special literature as a synonym to combustion within porous media (PM). This process facilitates a combustion process with stability in a wide range of reactant fluid velocities, air-fuel ratios, and power density. PM combustion has some unique characteristics. It gives rise to high radiant output, low NOx (Oxides of Nitrogen) and CO (Carbon Monoxide) emissions, high flame speed and higher power density. A porous material means a material with connected voids that flow can easily penetrate through its structure. This technology is different from conventional combustion, with free flame, thin reaction zone and high temperature gradients. Compared to conventional combustion devices, the combustion efficiency of PM burner is reasonably high and better heat transfer from burned gases to unburned mixture, takes place. On the other hand, in PM combustion three modes of heat transfer conduction, convection, and radiation are significant. In addition, there is a better homogenization of temperature across the PM and the significant amount of radiation helps to preheat the incoming air-fuel mixture at upstream. The technique of premixed combustion within PM has been studied and applied to steady combustion with great success. The porous media combustion has proved to be one of the applicable options to solve the problems to a remarkable extent in both technical and economic perspectives. This technique has been used for both gaseous and liquid fuels in steady or unsteady combustion. Flame stability in

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/50386

**1. Introduction** 
