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End-gas autoignition propensity and flame propagation rate measurements in laser-ignited rapid compression machine experiments

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dc.contributor.authorZdanowicz, Andrew, author
dc.contributor.authorMarchese, Anthony, advisor
dc.contributor.authorWindom, Bret, committee member
dc.contributor.authorHampson, Greg, committee member
dc.contributor.authorReardon, Ken, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T14:36:20Z
dc.date.available2019-09-10T14:36:20Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractKnock in spark-ignited (SI) engines is initiated by autoignition and detonation in the unburned gases upstream of spark-ignited, propagating, turbulent premixed flames. Knock propensity of fuel/air mixtures is typically quantified using research octane number (RON), motor octane number (MON), or methane number (MN; for gaseous fuels), which are measured using single-cylinder, variable compression ratio engines. In this study, knock propensity of SI fuels was quantified via observations of end-gas autoignition (EGAI) in unburned gases upstream of laser-ignited, premixed flames at elevated pressures and temperatures in a rapid compression machine. Stoichiometric primary reference fuel (PRF; n-heptane/isooctane) blends of varying reactivity (50 ≤ PRF ≤ 100) were ignited using an Nd:YAG laser over a range of temperatures and pressures, all in excess of 545 K and 16.1 bar. Laser-ignition produced outwardly-propagating premixed flames. High-speed pressure measurements and schlieren images indicated the presence of EGAI. The fraction of the total heat release attributed to EGAI (i.e., EGAI fraction) varied strongly with fuel reactivity (i.e., octane number) and the time-integrated temperature in the end-gas prior to ignition. Flame propagation rates, which were measured using schlieren images, did not vary strongly with octane number but were affected by turbulence caused by variation in piston timing. Under conditions of low turbulence, measured flame propagation rates agreed with the theoretical premixed laminar flame speeds quantified by 1-D calculations performed at the same conditions. Experiments were compared to a three-dimensional CONVERGE™ model with reduced chemical kinetics. Model results accurately captured the measured flame propagation rates, as well as the variation in EGAI fraction with fuel reactivity and time-integrated end-gas temperature. Model results also revealed low-temperature heat release and hydrogen peroxide formation in the end-gas upstream of the propagating laminar flame, which increased the temperature and degree of chain branching in the end-gas and ultimately led to EGAI.
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dc.identifierZdanowicz_colostate_0053N_15623.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/197394
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectengine knock
dc.subjectoctane number
dc.subjectCFD modeling
dc.subjectrapid compression machine
dc.subjectfuel reactivity
dc.titleEnd-gas autoignition propensity and flame propagation rate measurements in laser-ignited rapid compression machine experiments
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thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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