Technical Paper
Two-Phase, Two-Dimensional, Unsteady Combustion in internal Combustion Engines; Theoretical-Experimental Results
1976-02-01
760114
The goal of this theoretical-experimental work is to model two-dimensional, unsteady (and steady) two phase flow combustion in internal combustion engines (and steady reactors) and to test and improve the model with parallel experimental programs. The purpose of this research is to make more detailed current understanding of this important family of combustion problems and to aid the development of cleaner and more efficient engines. In this paper, preliminary theoretical-experimental results of our efforts toward the stated goal are presented. The theoretical results are preliminary but prove the feasibility of detailed computations of combustion in internal combustion engines and show how informative such computations can be. In a section of this paper, preliminary results are reported of detailed computations of two-dimensional, unsteady sprays penetrating and vaporizing into an inert gas in a closed volume (without combustion).