Explosibility and ignitability studies of air/cork dust mixtures were conducted in a near-spherical 22.7 L explosibility test chamber using pyrotechnic ignitors and in a furnace of 1.23 L. The suspension dust burned as air-dispersed dust clouds and the uniformity of the dispersion inside the chamber was evaluated through optical dust probes. The range of tested particle sizes went from a mass m...

This study investigates the effects of intermediate temperature heat release (ITHR) on autoignition reactivity full boiling range gasolines with different octane sensitivity through intake and simulated exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) sweeps in a homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine. To isolate ITHR effects, low was suppressed use high oxygen mole fraction. For quantification IT...

Abstract The study of autoignition propensity in premixers for gas turbines is critical their safe operation and design. Although can be analyzed using reacting computational fluid dynamics (CFD) coupled with detailed chemical kinetics, it essential to also develop methods lower cost able explore more geometries operating conditions during the design process. This paper presents such an approac...