Detailed chemical kinetic modeling; Is there life after GRI-MECH 3.0?

A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism was developed in a similar manner to the methodology employed in the GRI study. To date, a mechanism was developed to reproduce fuel oxidation over a wide range of conditions for hydrogen, CO, CH₄, and associated oxygenated species, e.g., methanol, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde. A discussion covers hydrogen, a major component of all hydrocarbon fuels; methane, the main component of natural gas and the simplest stable C₁ species, its oxidation mechanism forms the foundation for all other hydrocarbon mechanisms; and methanol, a component species in the natural gas submechanism.