Advances in rapid compression machine studies of low-and intermediate-temperature autoignition phenomena

SS Goldsborough, S Hochgreb, G Vanhove… - Progress in Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapid compression machines (RCMs) are widely used to acquire experimental insights into
fuel autoignition and pollutant formation chemistry, especially at conditions relevant to …

A chemical kinetic perspective on the low-temperature oxidation of propane/propene mixtures through experiments and kinetic analyses

A Ramalingam, S Panigrahy, Y Fenard, H Curran… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Our understanding of fuel oxidation has improved with rigorous experimental and theoretical
investigations being performed in recent years. As investigation methods evolve, our …

A chemical kinetic mechanism for the low-and intermediate-temperature combustion of Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ether 3 (PODE3)

T He, Z Wang, X You, H Liu, Y Wang, X Li, X He - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ether (PODE n, n= 3–5) is a potential alternative fuel or
a green fuel additive for diesel engines, owing to the unique C–O alternating chain structure …

An experimental and modeling study on auto-ignition of ammonia in an RCM with N2O and H2 addition

W Liao, Z Chu, Y Wang, S Li, B Yang - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deep insights into the combustion kinetics of ammonia (NH 3) can facilitate its application as
a promising carbon-free fuel. Due to the low reactivity of NH 3, experimental data of NH 3 …

First-stage ignition delay in the negative temperature coefficient behavior: Experiment and simulation

P Zhang, W Ji, T He, X He, Z Wang, B Yang… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The existence of the first-stage ignition delay (FID) negative temperature coefficient (NTC)
behavior was confirmed by rapid compression machine experiments using iso-octane and …

Hydrogen production from ammonia-rich combustion for fuel reforming under high temperature and high pressure conditions

W Liu, Y Qi, R Zhang, Q Zhang, Z Wang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Ammonia is a promising carbon-free fuel for internal combustion engines. However, the low
reactivity and combustion sluggishness make ammonia difficult to be used in a single-fuel …

Exploring the low-temperature oxidation chemistry with ozone addition in an RCM: A case study on ethanol

W Liao, S Kang, Z Chu, Z Liu, Y Wang, B Yang - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The low reactivity of some fuels restricts their oxidation experiments at temperatures lower
than a specific threshold value. The oxidation of fuel exhibiting low reactivity can be initiated …

Chemical insights into the two-stage ignition behavior of NH3/H2 mixtures in an RCM

W Liao, Y Wang, Z Chu, C Tao, B Yang - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the two-stage ignition behavior of NH 3/H 2 mixtures using a rapid
compression machine (RCM). The ignition delay times and first-stage ignition delay times of …

Flame propagation and auto-ignition behavior of iso-octane across the negative temperature coefficient (NTC) region on a rapid compression machine

W Liu, Y Qi, R Zhang, Z Wang - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Strict regulations on fuel economy are driving modern gasoline engines to adopt more
advanced technologies to improve thermal efficiency. Some of the technologies, for example …

Promoting “adiabatic core” approximation in a rapid compression machine by an optimized creviced piston design

Y Wu, M Yang, C Tang, Y Liu, P Zhang, Z Huang - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid compression machine (RCM) is a widely-used experimental instrument for measuring
ignition delay time (IDT) in the low-to-intermediate temperature range. In this work, to …