Mechanisms of Combustion of Hydrocarbon/Alcohol Fuel Blends

Abstract

The principal objective of this research is to obtain an improved understanding of the structure of laminar flames burning hydrocarbon fuels, alcohol fuels, and blends of hydrocarbon and alcohol fuels. This works attempts to support the U.S. Army's research and development programs in alternative fuels. Since, there is convincing evidence that turbulent reacting flows can be modelled as statistical ensemble of laminar flamelets, an experimental, numerical and analytical study was undertaken to clarify the structure and mechanisms of extinction of laminar diffusion flamelets, laminar premixed flamelets and laminar partially premixed flamelets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230709

Entities

People

  • Kalyanasundaram Seshadri

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohol Fuels
  • Alkanes
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Boundary Layer
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programs
  • Equations
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Oxidation
  • Strain Rate
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.