This project was funded from 2012 to 2014.

Principal investigators:
Prof. H. Pitsch (mail)

Scientist: Liming Cai, M.Sc. (mail)
phone      (0241) 80-94613

To realize quasi-homogeneous ignition during pulsating, shockless explosion combustion, the proper consideration of chemical kinetics is of great importance. Here, we will study the chemical properties of selected fuels with the aim to eliminate or adjust the temperature dependence of the auto-ignition delay time under the relevant conditions. This will be done by appropriately mixing different fuel components to achieve homogeneous constant-volume combustion. The concept will be demonstrated in one-dimensional numerical simulations.

Cai, L., H. Pitsch, Tailoring fuels for a shockless explosion combustor, In R. King, ed., Active Flow and Combustion Control 2014, vol 127 of NNFM, 299-316. Springer International Publishing, 2015.

Cai, L., H. Pitsch, Mechanism optimization based on reaction rate rules, Combustion and Flame 161, 405-415, 2014.

Cai, L., J. Beeckmann, H. Pitsch, A consistent chemical mechanism for DME oxidation, European Combustion Meeting, Lund, Sweden, 25-28 June 2013.

Cai, L., H. Pitsch, Mechanism optimization based on reaction rate rules, European Combustion Meeting, Lund, Sweden, 25-28 June 2013.

Cai, L., H. Pitsch, Optimized chemical mechanism for combustion of gasoline surrogate fuels, Combustion and Flame 162, 1623-1637, 2015