Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

Recent advances in laser absorption and shock tube methodologies for studies of
combustion chemistry are reviewed. First the principles of shock tube operation are …

Clean combustion, ie, the reduction of NOx and soot emissions, and carbon neutrality,
achieved in part by biofuel synthesis, are major milestones in the transition to a sustainable …

This review summarizes the chemical impact of oxygenated additives on the combustion
chemistry of hydrocarbons. Experimental studies in shock tubes, rapid compression …

Shock tubes simulate jet aerodynamics and investigate the behavior of high-temperature
materials, which has significantly evolved since 1899. This article examines the changes in …

The purpose of this article is to explore the dependence of calculated postshock
thermodynamic properties in shock tube experiments upon the vibrational state of the test …

Shock tubes have emerged as an effective tool for applications in various fields of research
and technology. The conventional mode of shock tube operation employs a frangible …

Tunable synchrotron-sourced photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PI-TOF-MS)
is an important technique in combustion chemistry, complementing lab-scale electron impact …

The high temperature gas phase chemistry of the four butyl radical isomers (n-butyl, sec-
butyl, iso-butyl, and tert-butyl) was investigated in a combined experimental and theoretical …

A high-order, quasi-one-dimensional, reacting, compressible flow solver is developed to
simulate non-ideal effects and chemical kinetics in shock tube systems. To this end, physical …