Ignition experiment of a fuel droplet in high-pressure high-temperature ambient

In order to obtain the ignition behavior at supercritical pressures, ignition times of a single fuel dropletwere measured in high-pressure high-temperature ambient. A suspended droplet of n-hexadecane or n-heptane with a diameter of 0.35–1.4 mm was quickly immersed in an electric furnace with a temperature up to 950 K. Attachment of the droplet, movement of the furnace, and ignition measurement were carried out in an air vessel with pressures up...