Analysis of methyl pentanoate/air mixtures spherically expanding flame intrinsic instabilities
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2023
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Oppong, F.
Luo, Z.
Li, X.
Song, Y.
Xu, C.
Lacina Diaby, A.
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Fuel, 2023; 340(127532):1-14
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Recently, methyl pentanoate (MPe) has been considered an alternative fuel or additive in gasoline and diesel. Therefore, before its adoption in combustion devices, its combustion characteristics have to be thoroughly understood. Intrinsic flame instability and cellularity are combustion characteristics that influence the performance of combustion devices. In this light, the intrinsic instability and cellularity of MPe/air flames were investigated at the initial pressures of 1, 2, and 4 bar, temperatures of 453 K and 483 K, and equivalence ratios of 0.7-1.4 in a constant volume combustion chamber to understand the various combustion dynamics of MPe. The instability and cellularity were examined using physicochemical characteristics such as the stretch rate, Markstein length, Lewis number, thermal expansion ratio, and flame thickness. There were slight differences in the Markstein length at the various pressures, but generally, according to the Markstein length, MPe flames were unstable at higher pressures. The Lewis number revealed that MPe flames were thermal-diffusively stable, whereas the flame thickness showed MPe flames were more unstable at 483 K and 4 bar. Also, the MPe premixed flame growth rate and stability curves were obtained using theoretical analysis. The stability curves showed that at high initial pressures and temperatures, MPe flame instability occurs early at a smaller flame radius. Moreover, the experimental and theoretical critical radii agreed well. The research results provide a concrete foundation for advancing the knowledge of methyl pentanoate combustion.
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