Bates, L orcid.org/0000-0002-5601-7288 and Bradley, D (2017) Deflagrative, Auto-ignitive, and Detonative Propagation Regimes in Engines. Combustion and Flame, 175. pp. 118-122. ISSN 0010-2180
Abstract
The paper presents a novel overall quantitative description of the major regimes of engine combustion, covering the influences of both turbulence and auto-ignition parameters on burn rates and flame extinctions. It involves two separate, yet interconnected, correlation diagrams. The first involves the normalized turbulent burning velocity, the Karlovitz stretch factor the strain rate Markstein number, and also includes possible relative auto-ignitive burn rates. The second is a complementary correlating ξ/ɛ diagram, involving the auto-ignitive parameters of ignition delay and excitation times. The ξ parameter is the acoustic speed normalized by the auto-ignition velocity, while ɛ is the acoustic wave residence time in a hot spot, normalized by the excitation, or heat release, time. It also includes an indication of the regime of normal flame propagation. The different auto-ignitive regimes, in which a variety of contrasting fuel/air mixtures might operate, are indicated on the ξ/ɛ diagram, particularly in relation to its peninsula of developing detonation at a hot spot. Operational points, measured on a variety of engines, are also shown on the two diagrams, in terms of the different regimes, including those of mild and “super-knock”, turbulent flame extinctions, and controlled auto-ignition.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Combustion and Flame. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Octane numbers; Ignition delay times; Excitation times; Hot Spots; Developing detonation; Burning velocities; Engine knock |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces & Interfaces (iETSI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2016 09:13 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2017 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.05.023 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.05.023 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:102171 |