Modeling of high-speed, methane-air, turbulent combustion, Part II: Reduced methane oxidation chemistry

R Xu, SS Dammati, X Shi, ES Genter, Z Jozefik… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A reduced, 12-species reaction model (FFCMy-12) is proposed for modeling high-speed
turbulent methane flames at high Karlovitz numbers. The model was derived from an early …

[HTML][HTML] On the nature of transverse waves in marginal hydrogen detonation simulations using boundary layer loss modeling and detailed chemistry

J Smith, C Schmitt, Q Xiao, B Maxwell - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Historically, it has been a challenge to simulate the experimentally observed cellular
structures and marginal behavior of multi-dimensional, thin-channel hydrogen detonations …

Neural network approach to response surface development for reaction model optimization and uncertainty minimization

Y Zhang, W Dong, LA Vandewalle, R Xu, GP Smith… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We examine the state-of-the-art neural network (NN) approach and its flexible
implementations in combustion reaction model uncertainty quantification (UQ), optimization …

Foundational Fuel Chemistry Model 2–iso-Butene chemistry and application in modeling alcohol-to-jet fuel combustion

Y Zhang, W Dong, R Xu, GP Smith, H Wang - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hybrid Chemistry (HyChem) approach is applied to model the combustion
chemistry of Gevo's alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel, a conventional Jet A fuel, and their blends. The …

Experimental and modeling study of the oxidation of NH3/C2H4 mixtures in a shock tube

S Song, W Jia, J Sun, C Wang, J Shao - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonia is a promising zero-carbon fuel, offering new possibilities for sustainable energy
system development. In this study, ignition delay times (IDTs) of NH 3/C 2 H 4 mixtures with …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of chemical kinetic models for simulations of hydrogen detonations by comparison with experimental data

V Sankar, KP Chatelain, DA Lacoste - Applications in Energy and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional numerical simulations of a weakly unstable detonation mixture 2 H 2+ O
2+ 3. 76 Ar at 20 kPa and 295 K were performed using our validated OpenFOAM solver …

Aspects of fundamental reaction kinetics and legacy combustion properties in data-assimilated combustion reaction model development

W Dong, Y Zhang, GP Smith, H Wang - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2024 - Elsevier
A recently developed Foundation Fuel Chemistry Model (FFCM-2) assimilated
comprehensively over 1,000 legacy combustion property targets. This paper discusses two …

Effect of elevated temperatures (550–860 K) on the laminar flame speeds of methane/hydrogen blends

M Figueroa-Labastida, L Zheng, JW Streicher… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Experimental determination of laminar flame speeds was performed for methane/hydrogen
mixtures in a 79% Ar/21% O 2 oxidizer (referred to as “airgon”) at 1 atm. The shock-tube …

Laser-induced indirect ignition of non-premixed turbulent shear layers

JM Wang, M Di Renzo, G Iaccarino, H Wang… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study uses direct numerical simulations to investigate the forced ignition of temporally-
evolving turbulent subsonic shear layers separating a gaseous stream of methane (CH 4) …

Novel weak detonation initiation from normal shock reflection in square cross-section shock tubes

V Yousefi-Asli, S Lau-Chapdelaine, G Ciccarelli - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Normal shock wave reflection driven detonation initiation was investigated in a 7.63-cm
square cross-section shock tube using novel stereo visualization. High-speed schlieren …