Based on the low temperature oxidation mechanism of alkane and the assumption that alkyl cracks into ethylenes and methyl directly at high temperature, a reduced mechanism of n-heptane oxidation containing 19 species and 21 reactions is achieved. The calculated ignition delays fit the...

Experimental studies have been performed to investigate the thermal performances of woks fabricated from materials with different thermal conductivities and surface emissivities. A pre-mixed air/butane flame impinged vertically upwards upon a flat impingement-plate's (to simulate the wok's...