Enhancing and assessing ammonia-air combustion performance by blending with dimethyl ether

T Cai, D Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
As a hydrogen energy carrier and carbon-free fuel, ammonia (NH 3) is being growingly
considered as an alternative fuel for combustion systems in an effort to reduce carbon …

Modeling of turbulent dilute spray combustion

P Jenny, D Roekaerts, N Beishuizen - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2012 - Elsevier
In a real turbulent spray flame, dispersion, continuous phase turbulence modification,
dispersed phase inter-particle collisions, evaporation, mixing and combustion occur …

Experimental and kinetic analyses on the flame dynamics and stabilization of ammonia/hydrogen-air mixtures in a micro-planar combustor

T Cai, A Tang, C Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
With the combination of experimental and numerical techniques, flame dynamics and
stability of ammonia/hydrogen co-firing combustion are unraveled. Five types of fundamental …

Small scales, many species and the manifold challenges of turbulent combustion

SB Pope - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2013 - Elsevier
A major goal of combustion research is to develop accurate, tractable, predictive models for
the phenomena occurring in combustion devices, which predominantly involve turbulent …

Intrinsic instability of different fuels spherically expanding flames: a review

F Oppong, Z Luo, X Li, Y Song, C Xu - Fuel Processing Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Premixed flames have wide-ranging intrinsic instabilities which have been considerably
investigated recently. Intrinsic instability is a classical area in combustion science, it is of …

Formation and evolution of distorted tulip flames

H Xiao, RW Houim, ES Oran - Combustion and Flame, 2015 - Elsevier
The development and evolution of tulip and distorted tulip flames in closed channels were
simulated by solving the fully compressible reactive Navier–Stokes equations using a high …

Premixed flame propagation in hydrogen explosions

H Xiao, Q Duan, J Sun - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrogen as an energy carrier is a very promising alternative fuel in the future. Accidental
hydrogen explosions remain one of the major concerns in hydrogen energy utilization and …

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 …

Experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame propagation with distorted tulip shape in a closed duct

H Xiao, D Makarov, J Sun, V Molkov - Combustion and Flame, 2012 - Elsevier
High-speed schlieren photography, pressure records and large eddy simulation (LES)
model are used to study the shape changes, dynamics of premixed flame propagation and …

Temperature dependence of laminar burning velocity in ammonia/dimethyl ether-air premixed flames

T Cai, D Zhao - Journal of Thermal Science, 2022 - Springer
The combustion of ammonia (NH 3) has attracted wide interest in fuel vehicle engines,
marine engines, and power generators to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions. Unfortunately …