The objective of the present work is to establish a framework to design simple Arrhenius mechanisms for simulation of diesel engine combustion. The goal is to predict auto-ignition over a selected range of temperature and equivalence ratio, at a significantly reduced computational cost, and to quantify the accuracy of the optimized mechanisms for a selected set of characteristics. The methodology is demonstrated for n-dodecane oxidation by fitting the auto-ignition delay time predicted by a detailed reference mechanism to a two-step model mechanism. The pre-exponential factor and activation energy of the first reaction are modeled as functions of equivalence ratio and temperature and calibrated using Bayesian inference. This provides both the optimal parameter values and the related uncertainties over a defined envelope of temperatures, pressures, and equivalence ratios. Nonintrusive spectral projection (NISP) is then used to propagate the uncertainty through homogeneous auto-ignitions. A benefit of the method is that parametric uncertainties can be propagated in the same way through coupled reacting flow calculations using techniques such as large eddy simulation (LES) to quantify the impact of the chemical parameter uncertainty on simulation results.
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November 2016
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Modeling Auto-Ignition Transients in Reacting Diesel Jets
Joseph C. Oefelein
Joseph C. Oefelein
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Layal Hakim
Guilhem Lacaze
Mohammad Khalil
Habib N. Najm
Joseph C. Oefelein
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Contributed by the IC Engine Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received February 3, 2016; final manuscript received March 9, 2016; published online May 24, 2016. Editor: David Wisler.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Nov 2016, 138(11): 112806 (8 pages)
Published Online: May 24, 2016
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February 3, 2016
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March 9, 2016
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Hakim, L., Lacaze, G., Khalil, M., Najm, H. N., and Oefelein, J. C. (May 24, 2016). "Modeling Auto-Ignition Transients in Reacting Diesel Jets." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. November 2016; 138(11): 112806. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033502
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