The Oxidation and Ignition of Jet Fuels

Abstract

A series of experimental studies designed to elucidate the oxidative reactivity and ignition properties of jet fuel and its components under homogeneous (shock tube) and multiphase spray conditions are reported. The influences of molecular composition, fuel blending, fuel/air mixture, and thermodynamic condition on oxidation and ignition are quantified and targets for kinetic model and reacting flow simulation development are provided. The most important contribution of the project is the quantification of the differences in kinetic behavior and identification of reactivity timescales across the three kinetic temperature regimes of importance in combustion processes, the low, high, and NTC temperature regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 2017
Accession Number
AD1025101

Entities

People

  • Matthew A. Oehlschlaeger

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Burning Rate
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Gas Turbines
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Ignition Lag
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation