Journal of Combustion
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 201780, 12 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/201780
Research Article

A Two-Zone Multigrid Model for SI Engine Combustion Simulation Using Detailed Chemistry

Hai-Wen Ge,1 Harmit Juneja,2 Yu Shi,1 Shiyou Yang,1 and Rolf D. Reitz1

1Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
2Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants, LLC, 3983 Plymouth Dr., Madison, WI 53705, USA

Received 26 December 2009; Revised 19 May 2010; Accepted 14 June 2010

Academic Editor: Ishwar Puri

Copyright © 2010 Hai-Wen Ge et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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