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COMBUSTION AND FLAME
Volume 215, Issue -, Pages 51-65Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2020.01.017
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Large-eddy simulation; Dual-fuel; Ignition; IDT; Ambient temperature; ECN Spray A
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- Academy of Finland [289592, 318024]
- Merenkulun Saatio
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [289592, 318024, 289592] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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Here, a finite-rate chemistry large-eddy simulation (LES) solver is utilized to investigate dual-fuel (DF) ignition process of n-dodecane spray injection into a methane-air mixture at engine-relevant ambient temperatures. The investigated configurations correspond to single-fuel (SF) phi(CH4) = 0 and DF phi(CH4) = 0.5 conditions for a range of temperatures. The simulation setup is a continuation of the work by Kahila et al. (2019, Combustion and Flame) with the baseline SF spray setup corresponding to the Engine Combustion Network (ECN) Spray A configuration. First, ignition is investigated at different ambient temperatures in OD and 1D studies in order to isolate the effect of chemistry and chemical mechanism selection to ignition delay time (IDT). Second, 3D LES of SF and DF sprays at three different ambient temperatures is carried out. Third, a reaction sensitivity analysis is performed to investigate the effect of ambient temperature on the most sensitive reactions. The main findings of the paper are as follows: (1) DF ignition characteristics depend on the choice of chemical mechanism, particularly at lower temperatures. (2) Addition of methane to the ambient mixture delays ignition, and this effect is the strongest at lower temperatures. (3) While the inhibiting effect of methane on low- and high-temperature IDT's is evident, the time difference between these two stages is shown to be only slightly dependent on temperature. (4) Reaction sensitivity analysis indicates that reactions related to methane oxidation are more pronounced at lower temperatures. The provided quantitative results indicate the strong ambient temperature sensitivity of the DF ignition process. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of The Combustion Institute.
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