The ignition of single fuel droplets in air is modeled according to the time-varying conditions within the droplet and the boundary layer around the droplet. Ignition is hypothesized when some point in the boundary layer has experienced a sufficiently severe history in terms of pressure, temperature, equivalence ratio, and time to auto ignite. Experiments were conducted with a wide variety of fuels to validate the model. A critical size concept for ignition was predicted by the model and substantiated by the experiments.


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    Title :

    The Ignition of Hydrocarbon Fuel Droplets in Air


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Mid-Year Meeting ; 1968



    Publication date :

    1968-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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