Visualization of ignition modes in methane-based mixture induced by shock wave focusing

Y Li, B Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, different ignition modes and detonation initiation due to shock wave focusing
are observed by combining a transient overpressure recording technique and a high-speed …

Simultaneous measurements of temperature, CO, and CO2 time-history in reacting n-heptane/O2/argon mixtures blended with diethyl ether behind reflected shock …

D Zheng, D He, QD Wang, Y Ding, Z Peng - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The temperature, CO, and CO 2 time-histories for the fuel-rich (equivalence ratio ϕ= 1.2 and
2.0) oxidation of n-heptane/diethyl ether/O 2/argon mixtures were measured simultaneously …

Laminar flame speeds and ignition delay times of gasoline/air and gasoline/alcohol/air mixtures: The effects of heavy alcohol compared to light alcohol

A Comandini, D Nativel, N Chaumeix - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
The oxidation of gasoline and gasoline/alcohol blends is studied in a shock tube and a
spherical reactor. A commercial oxy-free gasoline and two alcohols (ethanol and iso …

An experimental investigation of flame and autoignition behavior of propane

MA Burnett, MS Wooldridge - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
Autoignition delay time data are one important means to develop, quantify, and validate
fundamental understanding of combustion chemistry at low temperatures (T< 1200 K) …

Measurement of combustion properties and ignition delay time of high performance alternative aviation fuels

HS Han, CH Sohn, J Han, B Jeong - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
High-energy density aviation fuels are tested to see feasibility as alternative fuels to
conventional jet fuels. They are derivatives of the existing high-energy density hydrocarbon …

A mid-IR laser absorption diagnostic for measuring formaldehyde at high pressures and its demonstration in shock tubes

P Biswas, R Choudhary, A Panda, DF Davidson… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents a new diagnostic for quantitative measurements of formaldehyde (CH 2
O) in the temperature range of 700–1500 K and pressures from 10 to 60 atm targeted for …

Laminar flame speed measurements of primary reference fuels at extreme temperatures

AJ Susa, L Zheng, ZD Nygaard… - Internal …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Experimentally measured values of the laminar flame speed (SL) are reported for the
primary reference fuels over a range of unburned-gas temperatures (Tu) spanning from …

Simultaneous side-wall-schlieren and-emission imaging of autoignition phenomena in conventional and constrained-reaction-volume shock-tube experiments

AJ Susa, RK Hanson - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Simultaneous schlieren and emission imaging through the side wall of a round shock tube is
reported for application to experimental autoignition studies. A round, optically accessible …

Dual-camera high-speed imaging of n-hexane oxidation in a high-pressure shock tube

M Figueroa-Labastida, TA Kashif, A Farooq - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Shock tubes are widely used in the study of chemical kinetics. Its benefits rely on the almost
ideal shock-heating process that provides high temperatures and pressures to a chemical …

A computational and experimental study of the effects of thermal boundary layers and negative coefficient chemistry on propane ignition delay times

MA Burnett, C Daniels, L Wei, MS Wooldridge… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Experimental measurements of low-temperature ignition often exhibit higher uncertainties
and scatter compared with ignition measurements at higher temperatures. One source of …