We distinguish between model validation and model test. Validation refers to tests against experimental data in which the model prediction uncertainty is given; whereas test means only a nomial prediction is compared to the data. Validations are made against the set of experimental data from which the target values are extracted. Tests are made for a wider range of combustion data not considered in the target set. This page documents the validation results.

Validation Results

Model predictions and their associated uncertainties are tabulated and plotted. Click on each entry to view detailed target descriptions and validation plots. Uncertainty bands shown are generated from 200 random models sampled from the covariance matrix of the optimized model parameters. Small differerences may be observed between tabulated uncertainty values and plotted uncertainty values. The tabulated values are estimated from response surfaces of the most influential reactions, while random sampling perturbed the rate parameters of all 149 reactions. In flame speed validation plots, nominal prediction and uncertainty bound curves used spline interpolation.