Laminar flame structure and heat release rate for the combustion of diesel fuel

A premixed diesel-fuel/air laminar flame system, propagating in a duct between parallel plates, is modelled using the energy and mass conservation equations. The chemical kinetics of the diesel-fuel/air combustion is simulated by an Arrhenius reaction rate expression. The effects of high initial temperature and pressure, and lean mixture strength on diesel flame structure, heat release rate and characteristic parameters are investigated.