Analysis of the Ignition Behavior Based on Similarity Factor Method

Abstract

The chemical kinetics mechanism is an important factor to accurately predict the combustion characteristics of constant-volume bomb (CVB). In this study, an n-heptane oxidation mechanism constructed by Wang et al. is introduced to study the correlation of the ignition behaviors with the mechanism constructed by Chang et al. The effects of the similarity factor method in the analysis of ignition behaviors of fuel in CVB were repeatedly verified by changing the important spraying parameters: injection pressure and hole diameter. Through further verification, it was found that the combustion process was controlled at approximately 850 K and stoichiometric ratio mixture of fuel/air in CVB, which corresponds to the negative temperature coefficient region at stoichiometric ratio mixture in shock tube (ST). The mechanism verified by the experiment under the condition in ST can reflect the chemical ignition in CVB. In addition, the similarity factor method was less dependent on the chemical reaction mechanism and boundary conditions.