0D modeling aspects of flame stretch in spark ignition engines and comparison with experimental results

Applied Energy

Volumn 179, Issue , 2016, Pages 401-412

  Demesoukas, Sokratis ^a   Brequigny, Pierre ^a   Caillol, Christian ^a   Halter, Fabien ^a   Mounaïm Rousselle, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

0D combustion modeling; Flame stretch; Fuel effect; Lewis number; Spark ignition engine

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; FUELS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANE; MIXTURES; PARAFFINS; POLYOLS; PROPANE; SPEED;

COMBUSTION MODEL; FLAME STRETCH; FLAME SURFACE DENSITIES; HEAT OF COMBUSTION; LAMINAR BURNING SPEED; LEAN AIR-FUEL MIXTURES; LEWIS NUMBERS; NUMERICAL RESULTS;

IGNITION;

COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENGINE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROPANE;

EID: 84977640266     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.07.007     Document Type: Article

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