Advances in rapid compression machine studies of low-and intermediate-temperature autoignition phenomena

SS Goldsborough, S Hochgreb, G Vanhove… - Progress in Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapid compression machines (RCMs) are widely used to acquire experimental insights into
fuel autoignition and pollutant formation chemistry, especially at conditions relevant to …

[HTML][HTML] Finding a common ground for RCM experiments. Part A: On the influences of facility effects regarding the reliability of experimental validations

M Preußker, RD Büttgen, MR Noé, KA Heufer - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Rapid Compression Machines (RCMs) are well-established facilities to validate
kinetic models in the mid-to-low-temperature regime for moderate to high pressures. The …

Promoting “adiabatic core” approximation in a rapid compression machine by an optimized creviced piston design

Y Wu, M Yang, C Tang, Y Liu, P Zhang, Z Huang - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid compression machine (RCM) is a widely-used experimental instrument for measuring
ignition delay time (IDT) in the low-to-intermediate temperature range. In this work, to …

Analysis of rapid compression machine facility effects on the auto-ignition of ethanol

C Wadkar, P Chinnathambi, E Toulson - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Ignition delay measurements are frequently carried out in Rapid Compression Machines
(RCMs), which require a means to prepare mixtures of fuel, oxidizer and diluent gases. In …

CFD simulations of Rapid Compression Machines using detailed chemistry: Evaluation of the 'crevice containment'concept

N Bourgeois, SS Goldsborough, H Jeanmart… - Combustion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of creviced pistons in Rapid Compression Machines (RCMs) has proven to be very
efficient in making the temperature homogeneous inside the reaction chamber but has the …

How to ensure the interpretability of experimental data in Rapid Compression Machines? A method to validate piston crevice designs

N Bourgeois, H Jeanmart, G Winckelmans… - Combustion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract In most Rapid Compression Machine (RCM) operations, it is sought to have a
homogeneous temperature field inside the core region of the reaction chamber so that the …

Simulation of turbulent flow in a rapid compression machine: Large Eddy Simulation and computationally efficient alternatives for the design of ignition delay time …

S Yousefian, NJ Quinlan, RFD Monaghan - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapid compression machines (RCMs) are widely used by the fuel research community to
provide engine-relevant conditions to study ignition delay time (IDT), which is a crucial target …

CFD simulations of Rapid Compression Machines using detailed chemistry: Impact of multi-dimensional effects on the auto-ignition of the iso-octane

N Bourgeois, SS Goldsborough, G Vanhove… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In Rapid Compression Machines (RCM), several phenomena can induce
inhomogeneities inside the reaction chamber. The benefits of using a creviced piston have …

CFD Study of the Effect of Initial Temperature Inhomogeneities and Buoyancy on the Autoignition Behavior of Ethanol in an RCM

C Wadkar, E Toulson - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
During a rapid compression machine (RCM) experiment, the temperature field that develops
is expected to strongly depend on the initial temperature of the gas and, thus, the wall …

Optimally sizing small hydropower project under future projected flows

I Yousuf, AR Ghumman, HN Hashmi - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2017 - Springer
The global climate change trend is resulting in change in precipitation and temperature. This
change is impacting water resources and flow patterns in rivers and streams world-wide …