Using rapid compression machines for chemical kinetics studies
Sung, Chih-Jen Curran, Henry J.
Sung, Chih-Jen
Curran, Henry J.
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2014-04-26
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Rapid compression machine, Ignition, Oxidation, Diagnostics, Low-temperature combustion, Shock tube, 7.6 MU-M, Chemistry, Ignition delay times, High pressures, Shock tube, N-heptane, Autoignition characteristics, Temperature inhomogeneities, Adiabatic compression, Reaction mechanisms, Isooctane ignition
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Sung, Chih-Jen, & Curran, Henry J. (2014). Using rapid compression machines for chemical kinetics studies. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 44, 1-18. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2014.04.001
Abstract
Rapid compression machines (RCMs) are used to simulate a single compression stroke of an internal combustion engine without some of the complicated swirl bowl geometry, cycle-to-cycle variation, residual gas, and other complications associated with engine operating conditions. RCMs are primarily used to measure ignition delay times as a function of temperature, pressure, and fuel/oxygen/diluent ratio; further they can be equipped with diagnostics to determine the temperature and flow fields inside the reaction chamber and to measure the concentrations of reactant, intermediate, and product species produced during combustion.This paper first discusses the operational principles and design features of RCMs, including the use of creviced pistons, which is an important feature in order to suppress the boundary layer, preventing it from becoming entrained into the reaction chamber via a roll-up vortex. The paper then discusses methods by which experiments performed in RCMs are interpreted and simulated. Furthermore, differences in measured ignition delays from RCMs and shock tube facilities are discussed, with the apparent initial gross disagreement being explained by facility effects in both types of experiments. Finally, future directions for using RCMs in chemical kinetics studies are also discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Elsevier
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10.1016/j.pecs.2014.04.001
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