Oxidation and Ignition Characteristics of Hydrocarbon Fuels

Abstract

A research program studying the oxidation and ignition characteristics of hydrocarbon fuels has been conducted. The research program entailed mechanistic studies examining the oxidation chemistry of single- component hydrocarbons and ignition studies examining the overall ignition behavior of pure single-component fuels and binary and ternary fuel blends. Three separate and complementary bench scale experiments, which include a static reactor, an atmospheric pressure flow reactor, and a pressurized flow reactor were used to examine the preignition chemistry and ignition behavior of hydrocarbons over a range of temperatures, pressures, and equivalence ratios. Gas chromatography and GC/MS were used for chemical analysis of the stable reaction intermediates and products.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1990
Accession Number
ADA218666

Entities

People

  • Nicholas P. Gernansky

Organizations

  • Drexel University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aldehydes
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Test Facilities
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.