Knocking combustion research is crucially important because it determines engine
durability, fuel consumption, and power density, as well as noise and emission performance …

Universal concerns about degradation in ambient environment, stringent emission
legislations, depletion of petroleum reserves, security of fuel supply and global warming …

Earlier studies of pre-ignitions at hot surfaces are first reviewed. The concept of a critical
radius of a hot pocket of gas, closely related to the laminar flame thickness, that is necessary …

Occurrence of sporadic super-knock is the main obstacle in the development of advanced
gasoline engines. By utilizing a rapid compression machine, events of pre-ignition and …

The introduction of downsized, turbocharged Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engines in the
automotive market has led to a rapid increase in research on Low-speed Pre-ignition (LSPI) …

High boost and direct injection are the main tendency of gasoline engine technology.
However, pre-ignition/super-knock tends to occur at low-speed high-load conditions, which …

This work investigates the potential of in-cylinder thermal stratification for reducing the
pressure-rise rate in HCCI engines, and the coupling between thermal stratification and …

Many direct numerical simulations of spherical hot spot auto-ignitions, with different fuels,
have identified different auto-ignitive regimes. These range from benign auto-ignition, with …

Ammonia has attracted much attention because of its carbon-free nature. Ammonia also has
a high research octane number (RON), making it a promising anti-knock additive for …

Knock is an abnormal and stochastic combustion phenomenon which limits the efficiency of
spark ignition engines. It occurs because of autoignition initiated locally in hot spots in the …