A modeling strategy for the Thickened Flame simulation of propagating lean hydrogen–air flames

JJ Hok, O Dounia, N Detomaso, T Jaravel… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Even in the laminar regime, lean H 2-air flames are prone to intrinsic Thermo-Diffusive (TD)
instabilities which contribute to flame acceleration. Applying the Thickened Flame (TF) …

Ignition and deflagration-to-detonation transition modes in ethylene/air mixtures behind a reflected shock

Z Huang, H Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Dynamics of ethylene autoignition and deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) are first
numerically investigated in a one-dimensional shock tube using a reduced chemistry …

Effects of mixing assumptions and models for LES of Hydrogen-fueled Rotating Detonation Engines

P Strempfl, O Dounia, D Laera, T Poinsot - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Large Eddy Simulations (LES) are a powerful tool to analyze the flow in Rotating
Detonation Engines, but their implementation is not straightforward. Many groups use …

On the evolutions of induction zone structure in wedge-stabilized oblique detonation with water mist flows

H Guo, Y Xu, S Li, H Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional wedge-stabilized oblique detonations in stoichiometric and fuel-lean H
2/O 2/Ar mixtures with water mists are studied using Eulerian-Lagrangian method. The …

End-gas autoignition and knocking combustion of ammonia/hydrogen/air mixtures in a confined reactor

Z Yu, H Zhang - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
End-gas autoignition and detonation development in ammonia/hydrogen/air mixtures in a
confined reactor is studied through detailed numerical simulations, to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Computational diagnostics for flame acceleration and transition to detonation in a hydrogen/air mixture

S Lai, S Tang, C Xu, N Sekularac, X Fang - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
A new computational diagnostic method for pressure-induced compressibility is proposed by
projecting its local contribution to the chemical explosive mode (CEM) in the chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of evaporation on chemical reactions in counterflow spray flames

W Xie, W Wu, Z Ren, H Liu, M Ihme - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The role of evaporation on chemical reactions in counterflow spray flames remains a key
issue due to the non-linear inter-phase interactions through mass, momentum, and energy …

Flame acceleration and transition to detonation in a pre-/main-chamber combustion system

S Lai, C Xu, M Davy, X Fang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Numerical simulations are performed to study the mechanism of deflagration to detonation
transition (DDT) in a pre-/main-chamber combustion system with a stoichiometric ethylene …

The Structure Characteristics of Laminar Premixed Flames of Gasoline-like Fuel Under CI Engine-Relevant Conditions

Y Zhao, Z Yue, Y Zhang, C Wang, Y Cai, Y Chen… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Gasoline compression ignition characterized by partially premixed and long ignition delays
typically features complex flame structures such as deflagration or spontaneous ignition …

A systematic Adaptive Mesh Refinement method for Large Eddy Simulation of turbulent flame propagation

B Vanbersel, FA Meziat Ramirez… - Flow, Turbulence and …, 2024 - Springer
This paper presents a feature-based adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) method for Large
Eddy Simulation of propagating deflagrations, using massive-scale parallel unstructured …