Flame acceleration and transition to detonation in ducts

G Ciccarelli, S Dorofeev - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the state of knowledge on flame acceleration and deflagration-to-
detonation transition (DDT) in smooth ducts and ducts equipped with turbulence-producing …

Premixed flame propagation in hydrogen explosions

H **ao, Q Duan, J Sun - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrogen as an energy carrier is a very promising alternative fuel in the future. Accidental
hydrogen explosions remain one of the major concerns in hydrogen energy utilization and …

Powerful, soft combustion actuators for insect-scale robots

CA Aubin, RH Heisser, O Peretz, J Timko, J Lo… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Insects perform feats of strength and endurance that belie their small stature. Insect-scale
robots—although subject to the same scaling laws—demonstrate reduced performance …

Flame evolution and pressure dynamics of premixed stoichiometric ammonia/hydrogen/air in a closed duct

H Liang, X Yan, E Shi, X Wang, C Qi, J Ding, L Zhang… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonia is regarded as a promising energy carrier due to its zero-carbon emissions and its
suitability for long-distance, large-scale storage, and transportation. Ammonia/hydrogen …

Formation and evolution of distorted tulip flames

H **ao, RW Houim, ES Oran - Combustion and Flame, 2015 - Elsevier
The development and evolution of tulip and distorted tulip flames in closed channels were
simulated by solving the fully compressible reactive Navier–Stokes equations using a high …

Flame acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transition in hydrogen-air mixture in a channel with an array of obstacles of different shapes

H **ao, ES Oran - Combustion and Flame, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations were conducted to study the flame acceleration and deflagration-to-
detonation transition (DDT) in a channel with a bank of aligned obstacles. The …

Effect of hydrogen addition on explosion characteristics of premixed methane/air mixture under different equivalence ratio distributions

G Liu, J Wang, L Zheng, R Pan, C Lu, Y Wang, Y Zhao… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
To estimate the hazard of explosion during hydrogen/methane gas transportation, the
experiments were conducted in a small-scale duct. It studied the effect of hydrogen fraction …

Experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame propagation with distorted tulip shape in a closed duct

H **ao, D Makarov, J Sun, V Molkov - Combustion and Flame, 2012 - Elsevier
High-speed schlieren photography, pressure records and large eddy simulation (LES)
model are used to study the shape changes, dynamics of premixed flame propagation and …

Flame propagation characteristics of methane explosion under different venting conditions

Q Wang, S **, Z Luo, A Dai, Q Wang, Z Li - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Air mixed with methane commonly causes explosion accidents. Explosion vents can
discharge the explosion pressure and release energy to reduce the explosion impact …

Tulip flame-the mechanism of flame front inversion

B Ponizy, A Claverie, B Veyssière - Combustion and flame, 2014 - Elsevier
The paper explains the mechanism of tulip flame formation in horizontal combustion
chambers closed at the ignition end. The explanations are based essentially on the PIV …