Replacing gasoline with aviation kerosene for spark-ignition (SI) piston engines applied for
aircrafts can get better security and easier logistics, however, this action cannot proceed …

Understanding the ignition of combustible mixtures by hot jets of burnt gases plays an
important role in explosion protection. In this work a PDF method in conjunction with a …

Turbulent hot-jet ignition (THJI) is an advanced ignition enhancement technology which can
potentially overcome the problem associated with lean burn combustion. The present study …

Turbulent jet ignition (TJI) is a promising technology that enables engines to operate stably
at ultra-lean-burn conditions for improved thermal efficiency. In the present work, TJI of an …

Most of the phenomena that occur during the high pressure cycle of a spark ignition engine
are highly influenced by the gas temperature, turbulence intensity and turbulence length …

During the last decades, tabulated chemistry approaches, like manifold-based concepts to
implement model reduction, have become a widespread, promising and accurate method to …

The focus of this study is the development of a robust and accurate algorithm for model
reduction of chemical kinetics for near wall reacting flows. The so-called Reaction-Diffusion …

Turbulent jet ignition combustion is a promising concept for achieving high thermal efficiency
and low NOx (nitrogen oxides) emissions. A control-oriented turbulent jet ignition …

Ignition initiation by a turbulent hot jet involves complex transport and chemical processes
with disparate and sensitive time scales. Its understanding is important for improved ignition …

Electrical equipment for use in hazardous areas has to be specially designed and tested to
avoid an explosion. Typical ignition sources like arcing contacts can eg be enclosed by …