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Flame Speed Measurements and Predictions of Propane, Butane and Autogas at High Pressures
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Flame propagation at elevated pressures for propane, butane and autogas (20% propane and 80% butane by mass) were investigated. Flame arrival time was measured using ionization probes installed along the wall of a cylindrical combustion chamber. Flame radius was also measured using a laser schlieren technique. Results showed that the flame front speed decreased with increasing initial pressure, and the initial pressure effect on maximum flame front speed was correlated by the relationship Sf = 175·pi-0.15 (for Φ=1.0). Characteristics of flame front speed between propane, butane and autogas were very similar, whereas at fuel-rich conditions flame front speed of butane and autogas were higher than that of propane. A thermodynamic model to predict flame radius and speed as a function of time was derived and tested using measured pressure-time curves.
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Lee, D., Shakal, J., Goto, S., and Ishikawa, H., "Flame Speed Measurements and Predictions of Propane, Butane and Autogas at High Pressures," SAE Technical Paper 982448, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/982448.Also In
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