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Old 09-07-2018, 12:08 PM   #17 (permalink)
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It has to do with the simplicity of H2.

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Originally Posted by teoman View Post
But is it really the hydrogen that is beneficial? Or would you get similar results with cng or lpg
It is not a hydrocarbon and thus easily decomposes to form the radicals such as HOOH which effect the combustion right from the start. CNG has to go through a much more complex path of decomposition to get to the radical production stage and that is why it, and most hydrocarbons, have a flame speed roughly a tenth that of hydrogen.
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