Ignition of Military Fuels by Hot Particles

Abstract

An investigation has been conducted on the ignition of liquid hydrocarbon fuels of military interest by non-reactive heated particles. Minimum ignition temperatures of different size ignition sources have been determined for various fuels. An activation energy for ignition of diesel fuel by heated particles has been determined. Ignitions have been studied at fuel temperatures from -78C to over 200C.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA007728

Entities

People

  • Anthony E. Finnerty
  • Howard J. Schuckler

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Energy
  • Flash Point
  • Fuels
  • Gasoline
  • Heat Of Activation
  • High Temperature
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Materials
  • Particles
  • Security
  • Stainless Steel

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering