The Anatomy of Knock

The combustion process after auto-ignition is investigated. Depending on the non-uniformity of the end gas, auto-ignition could initiate a flame, produce pressure waves that excite the engine structure (acoustic knock), or result in detonation (normal or developing). For the “acoustic knock” mode, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McKenzie, Jacob Elijah, Cheng, Wai K
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: SAE International 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109431
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-8156