Conceptual models for partially premixed low-temperature diesel combustion

MPB Musculus, PC Miles, LM Pickett - Progress in energy and combustion …, 2013 - Elsevier
Based on recent research within optically accessible engines and combustion chambers,
conceptual models for low-temperature combustion (LTC) diesel engines are proposed. To …

A compact skeletal mechanism for n-dodecane with optimized semi-global low-temperature chemistry for diesel engine simulations

T Yao, Y Pei, BJ Zhong, S Som, T Lu, KH Luo - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
A skeletal mechanism with 54 species and 269 reactions was developed to predict pyrolysis
and oxidation of n-dodecane as a diesel fuel surrogate involving both high-temperature …

Entrainment waves in diesel jets

MPB Musculus, K Kattke - SAE International Journal of Engines, 2009 - JSTOR
Recent measurements in transient diesel jets have shown that fuel in the wake of the
injection pulse mixes with ambient gases more rapidly than in a steady jet. This rapid mixing …

Large eddy simulation of a reacting spray flame with multiple realizations under compression ignition engine conditions

Y Pei, S Som, E Pomraning, PK Senecal, SA Skeen… - Combustion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
An n-dodecane spray flame (Spray A from Engine Combustion Network) was simulated
using a δ function combustion model along with a dynamic structure large eddy simulation …

Development and validation of an n-dodecane skeletal mechanism for spray combustion applications

Z Luo, S Som, SM Sarathy, M Plomer… - … theory and modelling, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
n-Dodecane is a promising surrogate fuel for diesel engine study because its
physicochemical properties are similar to those of the practical diesel fuels. In the present …

A multicomponent blend as a diesel fuel surrogate for compression ignition engine applications

Y Pei, M Mehl, W Liu, T Lu… - … of Engineering for …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A mixture of n-dodecane and m-xylene is investigated as a diesel fuel surrogate for
compression ignition (CI) engine applications. Compared to neat n-dodecane, this binary …

Analysis of high-pressure Diesel fuel injection processes using LES with real-fluid thermodynamics and transport

G Lacaze, A Misdariis, A Ruiz, JC Oefelein - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - Elsevier
Imaging has long shown that under some high-pressure conditions, the presence of discrete
two-phase flow processes becomes diminished. Instead, liquid injection processes transition …

Effect of methane on pilot-fuel auto-ignition in dual-fuel engines

A Srna, M Bolla, YM Wright, K Herrmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
The ignition behavior of n-dodecane micro-pilot spray in a lean-premixed methane/air
charge was investigated in an optically accessible Rapid Compression-Expansion Machine …

An analysis of the structure of an n-dodecane spray flame using TPDF modelling

Y Pei, ER Hawkes, M Bolla, S Kook, GM Goldin… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
With a view to understanding ignition and combustion behaviours in diesel engines, this
study investigates several aspects of ignition and combustion of an n-dodecane spray in a …

Large eddy simulation of turbulent spray combustion

A Irannejad, A Banaeizadeh, F Jaberi - Combustion and Flame, 2015 - Elsevier
The two-phase filtered mass density function (FMDF) method is employed for large eddy
simulation (LES) of high speed evaporating and combusting n-heptane sprays using simple …