A rapid compression machine study of hydrogen effects on the ignition delay times of n-butane at low-to-intermediate temperatures

Hydrogen effects on the ignition delay of n-butane were investigated through a rapid compression machine (RCM) experiment and numerical analysis. The experiment was done by varying compression pressures (20 and 25 bar), equivalence ratios (0.5, 1.0, and 1.5), compression temperatures (722–987 K), and molar ratios of hydrogen in the fuel mixture (0, 25, 50, and 75%). Heat transfer model was developed based on adiabatic core assumption with volume...