Recent developments in DNS of turbulent combustion

P Domingo, L Vervisch - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
The simulation of turbulent flames fully resolving the smallest flow scales and the thinnest
reaction zones goes along with specific requirements, which are discussed from …

A directional ghost-cell immersed boundary method for low Mach number reacting flows with interphase heat and mass transfer

Z Ou, C Chi, L Guo, D Thévenin - Journal of Computational Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a directional ghost-cell immersed boundary method for low Mach
number reacting flows with general boundary conditions, extending the approach described …

Fully resolved direct numerical simulation of single coal particle gasification in supercritical water

Z Ou, L Guo, C Chi, J Zhao, H Jin, D Thévenin - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Supercritical water gasification is a promising technology in the context of carbon neutrality,
since it converts coal into hydrogen and easily-captured CO 2. A fully resolved direct …

DNS study on reactivity stratification with prechamber H2/air turbulent jet flame to enhance NH3/air combustion in gas engines

C Chi, D Thévenin - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study investigates turbulent flame dynamics and pollutant emission
characteristics in a prechamber/main chamber system. AH 2/air turbulent jet flame issued …

Experimental observation of turbulent jet ignition of pre-chamber with scavenging system for carbon dioxide diluted mixtures

L Zhong, P Liu, L Zhou, H Wei - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) method can suppress knock and improve the thermal
efficiency of engines. But it will also deteriorate the combustion stability and engine power …

Experimental Observation of the Turbulent Jet Ignition for Extending the Lean Combustion Tolerance with Carbon Dioxide Diluted Mixture

K Xie, L Zhong, P Liu, H Wei, L Zhou - Combustion Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) technology is widely employed to reduce NOx
emissions from engine combustion, and a major challenge of this technology is to achieve …

An Optical Study on the Ignition and Flame Development Initiated by a Combination of Passive Pre-Chamber and Spark Ignition

Y Zhang, X Ma, J Mao, Z Wang, Z Wang… - Combustion Science …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Pre-chamber jet ignition combined with spark ignition in main chamber has advantages in
adjusting the combustion phase and improving the burning rate for spark ignition engines. In …

Nozzle Design of Plug-and-Play Passive Pre-Chamber Ignition Systems for Natural Gas Engines

W Li, J Ma, T Zhu, H Wei, J Pan - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
To evaluate the significance of the geometrical parameters of a passive pre-chamber on
engine performance, this study investigated the design of a plug-and-play passive pre …

Ignition Characteristics of Fully Premixed Hydrogen/Air and Methane/Air Flames With High-Speed Chemiluminescence and Schlieren Imaging

P Tiwari, CP Premchand… - … Expo: Power for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This article investigates the ignition of hydrogen/air and methane/air premixed flames in a
laboratory scale experiment. It focuses on an initial characterization of the ignition transient …

Understanding Interaction between Reactive Jets in Pre-Chamber Ignition of Gaseous Fuel

Y Zhang, X Ma, J Mao, Y Fang, Y Li, S Shuai - 2023 - sae.org
In order to improve the ignition capacity and burning rate for spark-ignited engines, pre-
chamber jet ignition is a promising technique to achieve fast premixed combustion and low …