Direct numerical simulations of turbulent reacting flows with shock waves and stiff chemistry using many-core/GPU acceleration

S Desai, YJ Kim, W Song, MB Luong, FEH Pérez… - Computers & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Compressible reacting flows may display sharp spatial variation related to shocks, contact
discontinuities or reactive zones embedded within relatively smooth regions. The presence …

A statistical analysis of developing knock intensity in a mixture with temperature inhomogeneities

MB Luong, S Desai, FEH Pérez, R Sankaran… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Knock formation and its intensity for a stoichiometric ethanol/air mixture under a
representative end-gas auto-ignition condition in IC engines with temperature …

Experimental and computational studies of methanol and ethanol preignition behind reflected shock waves

M Figueroa-Labastida, MB Luong, J Badra, HG Im… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Experimental and computational investigations are carried out to identify the generalized
criterion to predict the preignition tendency of methanol and ethanol mixtures in shock tubes …

Prediction of knock intensity and validation in an optical SI engine

J Zhang, H Shi, MB Luong, Q Tang, K Uddeen… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To provide fundamental insights into the underlying mechanisms of knock occurrence in a
spark-ignition (SI) engine, optical diagnostic measurements were performed at advanced …

Optical study of knocking phenomenon in a spark-ignition engine by using high-speed OH* chemiluminescence imaging: A multiple ignition sites approach

K Uddeen, H Shi, Q Tang… - … Journal of Engine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Knock in a spark-ignition (SI) engine is a complicated combustion phenomenon that
stimulates high-pressure oscillations inside the combustion chamber and restricts engine …

Numerical study of turbulent non-premixed cool flames at high and supercritical pressures: Real gas effects and dual peak structure

S Ramachandran, N Srinivasan, TS Taneja… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To study the formation of cool flames at high/supercritical pressures, adaptive mesh
refinement (AMR)-based simulations of dimethyl ether (DME)-air pesudo-turbulent reacting …

Optical diagnostics and multi-point pressure sensing on the knocking combustion with multiple spark ignition

H Shi, Q Tang, K Uddeen, G Magnotti, J Turner - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Engine knock is an abnormal combustion phenomenon that limits the thermal efficiency and
service life of spark-ignition engines. A better understanding of the knock mechanisms and …

Prediction of the developing detonation regime in a NTC-fuel/air mixture with temperature inhomogeneities under engine conditions

MB Luong, HG Im - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
The developing detonation process resulting in superknock development under realistic
engine conditions in the presence of low-temperature chemistry (LTC) is investigated using …

Analysis of pressure oscillations and wall heat flux due to hydrogen auto-ignition in a confined domain

X Dou, M Talei, Y Yang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigates the impact of the near-wall temperature gradient on hydrogen auto-
ignition characteristics using one-dimensional (1D) fully resolved simulations. Ten cases are …

Effects of non-thermal termolecular reactions on detonation development in hydrogen (H2)/methane (CH4)-air mixtures

S Desai, Y Tao, R Sivaramakrishnan, Y Wu, T Lu… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The binary fuel blend of H 2/CH 4 is one of the most promising hydrogen-enriched
hydrocarbon fuels in spark-ignition (SI) engines. Yet, the undesirable phenomenon of super …