Derivation of burning velocities of premixed hydrogen/air flames at engine-relevant conditions using a single-cylinder compression machine with optical access

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2566-2577

  Gerke, U ^a   Steurs, K ^b   Rebecchi, P ^b   Boulouchos, K ^b  

^a BMW GROUP   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Burning velocity; Flame instabilities; Hydrogen; Internal combustion engine; Laminar flame speed

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATING EFFECT; AIR/FUEL EQUIVALENCE RATIO; BURNING VELOCITY; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPRESSION MACHINES; DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETIC; ENGINE SIMULATION; FLAME FRONT; FLAME INSTABILITY; FLAME SPEED; FLAME-FRONT VELOCITY; HIGH-PRESSURE COMBUSTION; HIGH-PRESSURE CONDITION; HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURE ANALYSIS; LAMINAR BURNING VELOCITY; LAMINAR FLAME SPEED; OPTICAL ACCESS; PREMIXED; THERMAL EXPANSION EFFECT; TURBULENCE LEVEL; TURBULENT COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FLAMMABILITY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN ENGINES; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SMOKE; THERMAL EXPANSION; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 76749086480     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.12.064     Document Type: Article

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