3428 Verification of Numerical Model of Fuel Droplet Ignition through Microgravity Experiments and its Development

A Fully transient numerical model of spontaneous ignition of single fuel droplets was developed. A physical part of the model is one-dimensional, and therefore it can employ a detailed chemical reaction model, which is necessaiy to reproduce complicated spontaneous ignition process of hydrocarbon fuels. The model simulates an isolated droplet in an open ambient at constant pressure. It was verified through relevant microgravity experiments for...