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Numerical and Experimental Characterization of the Dual-Fuel Combustion Process in an Optically Accessible Engine
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2013-01-1670
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The dual-fuel combustion process of ethanol and n-heptane was characterized experimentally in an optically accessible engine and numerically through a chemical kinetic 3D-CFD investigation. Previously reported formaldehyde PLIF distributions were used as a tracer of low-temperature oxidation of straight-chained hydrocarbons and the numerical results were observed to be in agreement with the experimental data.
The numerical and experimental evidence suggests that a change in the speed of flame propagation is responsible for the observed behavior of the dual-fuel combustion, where the energy release duration is increased and the maximum rate of pressure rise is decreased.
Further, an explanation is provided for the asymmetrical energy release profile reported in literature which has been previously attributed to an increase in the diffusion-controlled combustion phase.
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Florea, R., "Numerical and Experimental Characterization of the Dual-Fuel Combustion Process in an Optically Accessible Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-1670, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-1670.Also In
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