Detailed chemical kinetic models for the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels

JM Simmie - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2003 - Elsevier
The status of detailed chemical kinetic models for the intermediate to high-temperature
oxidation, ignition, combustion of hydrocarbons is reviewed in conjunction with the …

Fuel flexibility influences on premixed combustor blowout, flashback, autoignition, and stability

T Lieuwen, V McDonell, E Petersen, D Santavicca - 2008 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper addresses the impact of fuel composition on the operability of lean premixed gas
turbine combustors. This is an issue of current importance due to variability in the …

Analysis of the ignition induced by shock wave focusing equipped with conical and hemispherical reflectors

B Zhang, Y Li, H Liu - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The interaction of a plane shock wave in air with concave profiles has been used in the past
to understand the nature of shock wave focusing. The current study examines the complex …

An ignition delay and kinetic modeling study of methane, dimethyl ether, and their mixtures at high pressures

U Burke, KP Somers, P O'Toole, CM Zinner… - Combustion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The development of accurate chemical kinetic models capable of predicting the combustion
of methane and dimethyl ether in common combustion environments such as compression …

[HTML][HTML] Deflagration and detonation induced by shock wave focusing at different Mach numbers

Y Zezhong, J Cheng, B Zhang - Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2024 - Elsevier
Shock wave focusing is an effective way to create a hot spot or a high-pressure and high-
temperature region at a certain place, showing its unique usage in detonation initiation …

Laminar flame speeds and ignition delay times of methane–air mixtures at elevated temperatures and pressures

E Hu, X Li, X Meng, Y Chen, Y Cheng, Y Xie, Z Huang - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
Measurements on laminar flame speeds and ignition delay times of methane/air mixtures at
elevated pressures and temperatures were carried out in a constant volume bomb and …

Shock tube determination of ignition delay times in full-blend and surrogate fuel mixtures

BM Gauthier, DF Davidson, RK Hanson - Combustion and Flame, 2004 - Elsevier
Autoignition characteristics of n-heptane/air, gasoline/air, and ternary surrogate/air mixtures
were studied behind reflected shock waves in a high-pressure, low-temperature regime …

High-pressure oxidation of methane

H Hashemi, JM Christensen, S Gersen, H Levinsky… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methane oxidation at high pressures and intermediate temperatures was investigated in a
laminar flow reactor and in a rapid compression machine (RCM). The flow-reactor …

Experimental and modeling study on ignition delays of lean mixtures of methane, hydrogen, oxygen, and argon at elevated pressures

Y Zhang, Z Huang, L Wei, J Zhang, CK Law - Combustion and flame, 2012 - Elsevier
Ignition delays of lean mixtures of methane–hydrogen with various hydrogen volumetric
contents were experimentally studied in a shock tube together with modeling analysis …

Applications of quantitative laser sensors to kinetics, propulsion and practical energy systems

RK Hanson - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2011 - Elsevier
Laser diagnostic techniques play a large and growing role in combustion research and
development. Here we highlight three areas where quantitative sensing based on laser …