Numerical Analysis of Intermediate Species Diffusion Effect on Low Temperature Oxidation in a Homogeneous n-Heptane Mixture

Abstract

Two-dimensional direct numerical simulation (DNS) was applied to auto-ignition of n-heptane/air mixture. The diffusion of intermediate species was studied in terms of the influence on the ignition delay. The chemical reaction process. The simplified reaction mechanism was used in this study. Likewise, the influence of turbulence was investigated by comparing the results of 0 dimensional simulation and two-dimensional direct simulation of non-turbulence condition. In conclusions, the ignition delay was strongly affected by the different diffusion speeds of intermediate species. It was shown that the outflow of OH radical having larger diffusion coefficient decreases the reaction rate at the high temperature point. On the contrary, the reaction rate was enhanced by the influx of OH radical at the low temperature point.