Rapid compression machines (RCMs) are widely used to acquire experimental insights into
fuel autoignition and pollutant formation chemistry, especially at conditions relevant to …

It is generally accepted that the real petroleum fuels are composed of many various
hydrocarbon components. The various gasoline surrogate fuels are typically employed in …

Compressible reacting flows may display sharp spatial variation related to shocks, contact
discontinuities or reactive zones embedded within relatively smooth regions. The presence …

Laminar flame speed (SL) measurements of stoichiometric propane in an oxygen-argon
oxidizer were performed in a shock tube at unburned-gas temperatures of 296–1234 K and …

Spark assistance along with oxygenated components addition is a promising method to
achieve stable compression ignition, high thermal efficiency and low particle emission. To …

With the rise in wood stove use in recent years, a number of experimental research efforts
have been undertaken with the objective of developing cleaner, and more efficient stove …

Autoignition delay time data are one important means to develop, quantify, and validate
fundamental understanding of combustion chemistry at low temperatures (T< 1200 K) …

Mild ignition is a 'non-ideal'autoignition process observed at some conditions in rapid
compression machine, shock tube and flow reactor experiments where flames and/or …

Spark-assisted compression ignition (SACI) has a promising potential to substantially
improve engine's fuel efficiency. To this end, two exothermic stages in SACI combustion …

Front propagation speeds from fully resolved unsteady one dimensional simulations with
dimethyl-ether (DME)/methane (CH 4)/air mixtures under engine relevant conditions are …