Effects of Mean Flow on Premixed Flame Ignition

REFERENCES

• Ballal , D. R. and Lefebvre , A. H. ( 1974 ). The Influence of Flow Parameters on Minimum Ignition Energy and Quenching Distance . In 15th Symp. (Int.) on Combustion , The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 1473 – 1481 .
   Google Scholar
• Baritaud , T. A. ( 1987 ). High Speed Schlieren Visualization of Flame Initiation in a Lean Operating S. I. engine. In Int. Fuels and Lubricants Meet, and Exposition . SAE Paper 872152 Toronto .
   Google Scholar
• Boston , P.M. , Bradley , D. , Lung , F. K. K. , Wince , I. M. and Weinberg , F. J. ( 1984 ). Flame Initiation in Lean, Quiescent and Turbulent Mixtures with Various Igniters . In 20th Symp. (Int.) on Combustion , The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 141 – 149 .
   Google Scholar
• Boudier , P. , Henriot , S. , Poinsot , T. and Baritaud , T. ( 1992 ). A Model for Turbulent Flame Ignition and Propagation in Piston Engines . In 24th Symp. (Int.) on Combustion , The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 503 – 510 .
   Google Scholar
• Champion , M. , Deshaies , B. and Joulin , G. ( 1988 ). Relative Influences of Convective and Diffusive Transports During Spherical Flame Initiation . Combust. Flame , 74 , 161 – 170 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Champion , M. , Deshaies , B. , Joulin , G. and Kinoshita , K. ( 1986 ). Spherical Flame Initiation Theory Versus Experiments for Lean Propane-air Mixtures . Combust. Flame. , 65 , 319 – 337 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Deshaies , B. and Joulin , G. ( 1984 ). On the Initiation of a Spherical Flame Kernel . Combustion. Sci. Tech. , 37 , 99 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Deshaies , B. , Joulin , G. and Clavin , P. ( 1981 ). Etude Asymptotique des Flammes Spehriques Non- adiabatiques . Journal de Mecanique , 20 , 691 – 735 .
   Google Scholar
• Frendi , A. and Sibulkin , M. ( 1990 ). Dependence of Minimum Energy on Ignition Parameters . Combust. Sci. Tech. , 73 , 395 – 413 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hamai , K. , Kawajiri , H. , Ishizuka , T. and Nakai , M. ( 1986 ). Combustion Fluctuation Mechanism Involving Cycle-to-cycle Spark Ignition Variation due to Gas Flow Motion in S.I. engines . In 21st Symp. (Int.) on Combustion , The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 505 – 512 .
   Google Scholar
• Herweg , R. and Maly , R. ( 1992 ). A Fundamental Model for Flame Kernel Formation in SI Engines . In Int. Fuels and Lubricants Meet, and Exposition . SAE Paper 922243 San Francisco .
   Google Scholar
• Ko , Y. , Anderson , R. W. and Arpaci , V. S. ( 1991 ). Spark Ignition of Propane-air Mixtures near the Minimum Ignition Energy. Part I. An Experimental Study . Combust. Flame , 83 , 75 – 87 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ko , Y. and Arpaci , V. S. ( 1991 ). Spark Ignition of Propane-air Mixtures near the Minimum Ignition Energy Part II. A Model Development . Combust. Flame , 83 , 88 – 105 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kono , M. , Hatori , K. and Linuma , K. ( 1984 ). Investigation of Ignition Ability of Composite Sparks in Flowing Mixtures . In 20th Symp. (Int.) on Combustion . The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 133 – 140 .
   Google Scholar
• Maly , R. ( 1981 ). Ignition Model for Spark Discharges and the Early Phase of Flame Front Growth. In 18th Maly, R. (1981) . Symp. (Int.) on Combustion , The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 1747 – 1754 .
   Google Scholar
• Maly , R. and Vogel , M. ( 1978 ). Initiation and Propagation of Flame Fronts in Lean CH4-Air Mixtures by the Three Modes of the Ignition Spark . In 17th Symp. (Int.) on Combustion . The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 821 – 831 .
   Google Scholar
• Mantel , T. and Borghi , R. ( 1994 ). A New Model of Premixed Wrinkled Flame Propagation Based on a Scalar Dissipation Equation . Combust. Flame , 96 ( 4 ), 443 – 457 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pischinger , S. and Heywood , J. B. ( 1990 ). A Model for Flame Kernel Development in a Spark-Ignition Engine . In 23rd Symp. (Int.) on Combustion . The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 1033 – 1040 .
   Google Scholar
• Poinsot , T. and Lele , S. ( 1992 ). Boundary Conditions for Direct Simulations of Compressible Viscous Flows . J. Comput. Phys. , 101 ( 1 ), 104 – 129 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pope , S. B. and Cheng , W. K. ( 1986 ). Statistical Calculations of Spherical Turbulent Flames . In 21 si Symp. (Int.) on Combustion . The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 1473 – 1481 .
   Google Scholar
• Sloane , T. M. ( 1990a ). Energy Requirements for Spherical Ignitions in Methane-Air Mixtures at Different Equivalence Ratios . Combust. Sci. Tech. . 73 , 351 – 365 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sloane T. M. ( 1990b ). Numerical Simulation of Electric Spark Ignition in Atmospheric Pressure Methane-Air Mixtures . Combust. Sci. Tech. , 73 , 367 – 381 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sloane , T. M. ( 1992 ). Ignition and flame Propagation Modeling with an Improved Propane Oxidation Mechanism . Combust. Sci. Tech. , 83 , 77 – 96 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thomas , A. ( 1986 ). The Development of Wrinkled Turbulent Premised Flames . Combust. Flame , 65 . 291 – 312 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tromans , P. S. and Furzeland , R. M. ( 1986 ). An Analysis of Lewis Number and Flow Effects on the Ignition of Premixed Gases . In 21st Symp. (Int.) on Combustion . The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , pp. 1891 – 1897 .
   Google Scholar
• Williams , F. A. ( 1985 ). Combustion Theory. Benjamin Cummings , Mento Park , CA .
   Google Scholar
• Zeldovitch , Y. B. , Barenblatt , G. I. , Librovitch , B. V. Mikaviladze ( 1980 ). Mathematical Theory of Combustion and Explosion . Nauka , Moscow .
   Google Scholar