Premixed flame ignition: Theoretical development

D Yu, Z Chen - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Premixed flame ignition is a fundamental issue in combustion. A basic understanding of this
phenomenon is crucial for fire safety control and for the development of advanced …

Assessment of numerical accuracy and parallel performance of OpenFOAM and its reacting flow extension EBIdnsFoam

T Zirwes, M Sontheimer, F Zhang, A Abdelsamie… - Flow, Turbulence and …, 2023 - Springer
OpenFOAM is one of the most widely used open-source computational fluid dynamics tools
and often employed for chemical engineering applications. However, there is no systematic …

Numerical studies on the ignition and propagation for spherically expanding premixed cool flames under gravitational conditions

Y Wang, X Guan, S Xie, M Zhou, Z Zhang, Z Chen… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cool flame speed is a fundamental parameter, which requires special consideration in
terrestrial measurement due to the slow propagation of the cool flame, the intrusion of …

Forced ignition of premixed cool and hot DME/air flames in a laminar counterflow

Y Wang, S Xie, H Böttler, Y Wang, X Chen… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, low-temperature chemistry (LTC) and LTC-induced cool flames have attracted
extensive interest since they can substantially influence the ignition process and accelerate …

Effect of H2 addition on NH3 flame structure and dynamics in a mixing layer

Z Chang, H Wang, K Luo, J Fan - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen addition has been widely used to improve the combustion performance of low-
reactivity fuels such as NH 3. In this study, a series of two-dimensional NH 3/H 2 flames in …

Existence and chemistry of stretched ammonia/hydrogen weak flames at elevated pressures

S Xie, H Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, a two-stage ignition phenomenon of NH 3/H 2 mixtures was experimentally
observed in a rapid compression machine, which is closely linked to the concept of flame …

Numerical investigation on flame dynamic and regime transitions during shock-cool flame interaction

E Fan, W Wang, T Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2025 - Elsevier
Spherical cool, warm, and hot flames and their transitions during shock-flame interactions
(SFI) are numerically studied using dimethyl ether (DME)/air mixtures. The flame dynamic …

Effects of combustor wall temperature on the outer recirculation zone combustion modes transition in lean premixed DME/air swirling flames

W Lin, W Zhang, Z An, J Wang, Z Huang, H Zhang - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of wall thermal boundary conditions on the outer recirculation zone
(ORZ) combustion modes transition in the DME/air swirling flames were investigated using …

Numerical investigation of unsteady flame propagation assisted by low-temperature chemistry

R Meier, T Zirwes, F Zhang, H Bockhorn, AAM Oliveira - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
To develop more efficient combustion devices, a more detailed understanding of
autoignition in the presence of low-temperature chemistry (LTC) is required to achieve …

Propagation and self-acceleration of circular expanding hydrogen/air flames at cryogenic temperature

L Yang, Y Wang, Z Chen - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is an attractive alternative fuel which may play an important role in the reduction of
carbon dioxide emission. The widespread use of hydrogen raises concerns on safety issues …