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3.1 Self-ignition mechanism
If the mixture of fuel and air is exposed to a gradually increasing temperature, it ignites spontaneously when a threshold temperature is exceeded. This is the self-ignition mechanism. This threshold temperature is called the auto-ignition temperature, often referred to as TAI.
Without going into the intricate details of this complex chemical mechanism, it can be described qualitatively as follows:
at temperatures even lower than TAI, fuel mixed...
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