Chemical-kinetic modeling of ignition delay: Considerations in interpreting shock tube data
High‐pressure shock tube ignition delays have been and continue to be one of the key sources of data that are important to characterizing the combustion properties of real fuels. At pressures and temperatures of importance to practical applications, concerns have recently been raised as to the large...
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Published in | International journal of chemical kinetics Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 143 - 150 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Hoboken
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
01.03.2010
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Summary: | High‐pressure shock tube ignition delays have been and continue to be one of the key sources of data that are important to characterizing the combustion properties of real fuels. At pressures and temperatures of importance to practical applications, concerns have recently been raised as to the large differences observed between experimental data and chemical‐kinetic predictions using the common assumption that the shock tube behaves as a constant volume (V) system with constant internal energy (U). Here, a concise review is presented of phenomena that can considerably affect shock tube data at the extended test times (several milliseconds or longer) needed for the measurement of fuel/air ignition at practical conditions (i.e., high pressures and relatively low temperatures). These effects include fluid dynamic nonidealities as well as deflagrative processes typical of mild ignition events. Proposed modeling approaches that attempt to take into account these effects, by employing isentropic assumptions and pressure‐ and temperature‐varying systems, are evaluated and shown to significantly improve modeling results. Finally, it is argued that at the conditions of interest ignition delay data do not represent pure chemical‐kinetic observations but are affected by phenomena that are in some measure facility specific. This hampers direct cross comparison of the experimental ignition data collected in different venues. In such cases, pressure/temperature histories should be provided in order to properly interpret shock tube ignition data. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 42: 143–150, 2010 |
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Bibliography: | istex:0D6C27B92BA84282C36B2C5661151EBD0CF7DABB ark:/67375/WNG-0Z14JGH2-6 ArticleID:KIN20471 Air Force Office of Scientific Research - No. FA9550-07-1-0515 Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy - No. DE-FG02-86ER13503 |
ISSN: | 0538-8066 1097-4601 |
DOI: | 10.1002/kin.20471 |