Challenges for turbulent combustion

AR Masri - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
Turbulent combustion will remain central to the next generation of combustion devices that
are likely to employ blends of renewable and fossil fuels, transitioning eventually to …

Characterization of Spray A flame structure for parametric variations in ECN constant-volume vessels using chemiluminescence and laser-induced fluorescence

N Maes, M Meijer, N Dam, B Somers, HB Toda… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The transient and quasi-steady flame structure of reacting fuel sprays produced by single-
hole injectors has been studied using chemiluminescence imaging and Planar Laser …

Spray penetration, combustion, and soot formation characteristics of the ECN Spray C and Spray D injectors in multiple combustion facilities

N Maes, SA Skeen, M Bardi, RP Fitzgerald… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
In a collaborative effort to identify key aspects of heavy-duty diesel injector behavior, the
Engine Combustion Network (ECN) Spray C and Spray D injectors were characterized in …

Modeling split injections of ECN “Spray A” using a conditional moment closure combustion model with RANS and LES

CK Blomberg, L Zeugin, SS Pandurangi, M Bolla… - … International Journal of …, 2016 - JSTOR
This study investigates n-dodecane split injections of “Spray A” from the Engine Combustion
Network (ECN) using two different turbulence treatments (RANS and LES) in conjunction …

Soot and spectral radiation modeling for high-pressure turbulent spray flames

SF Fernandez, C Paul, A Sircar, A Imren… - Combustion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A transported probability density function (PDF) method and a photon Monte Carlo/line-by-
line (PMC/LBL) spectral model are exercised to generate physical insight into soot …

ECN Spray D visualization of the spray interaction with a transparent wall under engine-like conditions. Part I: Non-reactive impinging spray

JE Peraza, FJ Salvador, J Gimeno, S Ruiz - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The possibility for a jet of fuel to collide against the surfaces of the combustion chamber or
the piston bowl into a thermal engine, has a direct effect on the droplets breakup and the …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting the potential of large eddy simulations (LES) for ducted fuel injection investigation in non-reacting conditions

C Segatori, A Piano, BP Paradisi, A Bianco… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The diesel combustion research is increasingly focused on ducted fuel injection (DFI), a
promising concept to abate engine-out soot emissions in compression-ignition engines. A …

Soot formation modelling for n-dodecane sprays using the transported PDF model

MA Chishty, M Bolla, ER Hawkes, Y Pei, S Kook - Combustion and Flame, 2018 - Elsevier
Soot formation in an n-dodecane spray flame under diesel engine conditions, known as
Spray A, is modelled with the transported probability function (TPDF) method. The approach …

A parametric study of ignition dynamics at ECN Spray A thermochemical conditions using 2D DNS

A Krisman, ER Hawkes, JH Chen - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2019 - Elsevier
The ignition process in diesel engines is highly complex and incompletely understood. In the
present study, two-dimensional direct numerical simulations are performed to investigate the …

An investigation on early evolution of soot in n-dodecane spray combustion using large eddy simulation

M Zhang, JC Ong, KM Pang, XS Bai, JH Walther - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations using large eddy simulation (LES) and Unsteady Reynolds Averaged
Navier–Stokes (URANS) are carried out to identify the underlying mechanisms that govern …