Diesel diffusion flame simulation using reduced n-heptane oxidation mechanism

Based on the low temperature oxidation mechanism of alkane and the assumption that alkyl cracks into ethylenes and methyl directly at high temperature, a reduced mechanism of n-heptane oxidation containing 19 species and 21 reactions is achieved. The calculated ignition delays fit the experimental data reasonably well. Diesel diffusion flame in a constant volume vessel is investigated with CFD simulation using this reduced mechanism, and...