RT Journal Article ID 1d2b642d290b9ee3 A1 Chiu, Huei-Huang A1 Lin, C. L. A1 Li, T. S. T1 ANOMALOUS GROUP COMBUSTION THEORY: TRANSIENT DUALITY IN GROUP COMBUSTION JF International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion JO IJEMCP YR 1997 FD 1997-01-01 VO 4 IS 1-6 SP 1026 OP 1034 AB Polydisperse octane fuel droplet clusters preheating, igniting, and combusting in a hot environment are simulated to the probability of anomalous group combustion in premixed clusters in the broad ranges of initial group combustion number and cluster stoichiometry. Numerical analysis employs updated droplet laws accounting for the effects of relative motion and drop-drop interaction. The results reveal that the establishment of a single flame generally suffers flame bifurcation by which the inner flame propagates into the cluster interior and the other branch propagates into the exterior of the cluster. The appearance of external flame in low-G clusters and the inward propagation of the premixed flame into the cluster for intermediate to high-G clusters are perceived to be a possible mechanism of the anomaly observed in the recent experimental observation. Numerical analysis reveals pronounced anomalous group combustion occurring in a broad range of initial group combustion numbers when the cluster initial equivalence ratio is 0.5 to 50 for a cluster with a 1cm radius. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/17bbb47e377ce023,43cb1df7484a24f3,1d2b642d290b9ee3.html