Laminar Burning Velocity Measurements
Overview
A spherical combustion bomb has been used in near zero gravity conditions, in order to obtain laminar burning velocity data from a wide range of pressures and temperatures, for a range of fuel/air/diluent mixtures. The diluents used are carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and mixtures of the two diluents to simulate exhaust gas residuals. The technique is particularly suited to the slow burning mixtures that are encountered with highly diluted combustion, be it dilution by air or exhaust gas residuals.
The laminar burning velocity data are for use in a turbulent entrainment model of spark ignition engine combustion. The combustion bomb with optical access is on loan from British Gas.
Results
Last modified 13 July 2007 by WEBNOBODY.