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Instabilities and soot formation in spherically expanding, high pressure, rich, iso-octane-air flames

Lockett, R. D. (2006). Instabilities and soot formation in spherically expanding, high pressure, rich, iso-octane-air flames. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 45, pp. 154-160. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/45/1/020

Abstract

Flame instabilities, cellular structures and soot formed in high pressure, rich, spherically expanding iso-octane-air flames have been studied experimentally using high speed Schlieren cinematography, OH fluorescence, Mie scattering and laser induced incandescence. Cellular structures with two wavelength ranges developed on the flame surface. The larger wavelength cellular structure was produced by the Landau-Darrieus hydrodynamic instability, while the short wavelength cellular structure was produced by the thermal-diffusive instability. Large negative curvature in the short wavelength cusps caused local flame quenching and fracture of the flame surface. In rich flames with equivalence ratio φ > 1.8, soot was formed in a honeycomb-like structure behind flame cracks associated with the large wavelength cellular structure induced by the hydrodynamic instability. The formation of soot precursors through low temperature pyrolysis was suggested as a suitable mechanism for the initiation of soot formation behind the large wavelength flame cracks.

Publication Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Departments: School of Science & Technology > Engineering
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