On the uncertainty of temperature estimation in a rapid compression machine

BW Weber, CJ Sung, MW Renfro - Combustion and Flame, 2015 - Elsevier
BW Weber, CJ Sung, MW Renfro
Combustion and Flame, 2015Elsevier
Rapid compression machines (RCMs) have been widely used in the combustion literature to
study the low-to-intermediate temperature ignition of many fuels. In a typical RCM, the
pressure during and after the compression stroke is measured. However, measurement of
the temperature history in the RCM reaction chamber is challenging. Thus, the temperature
is generally calculated by the isentropic relations between pressure and temperature,
assuming that the adiabatic core hypothesis holds. To estimate the uncertainty in the …
Abstract
Rapid compression machines (RCMs) have been widely used in the combustion literature to study the low-to-intermediate temperature ignition of many fuels. In a typical RCM, the pressure during and after the compression stroke is measured. However, measurement of the temperature history in the RCM reaction chamber is challenging. Thus, the temperature is generally calculated by the isentropic relations between pressure and temperature, assuming that the adiabatic core hypothesis holds. To estimate the uncertainty in the calculated temperature, an uncertainty propagation analysis must be carried out. Our previous analyses assumed that the uncertainties of the parameters in the equation to calculate the temperature were normally distributed and independent, but these assumptions do not hold for typical RCM operating procedures. In this work, a Monte Carlo method is developed to estimate the uncertainty in the calculated temperature, while taking into account the correlation between parameters and the possibility of non-normal probability distributions. In addition, the Monte Carlo method is compared to an analysis that assumes normally distributed, independent parameters. Both analysis methods show that the magnitude of the initial pressure and the uncertainty of the initial temperature have strong influences on the magnitude of the uncertainty. Finally, the uncertainty estimation methods studied here provide a reference value for the uncertainty of the reference temperature in an RCM and can be generalized to other similar facilities.
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