Fuels Combustion Research
Abstract
Upon completion of a major study of the oxidation of benzene and its mono- and di-alkylated derivatives, a major effort was directed at the oxidation of 1-methyl naphthalene. Completed work on the xylenes indicated the oxidation of one side chain at a time before the ring is attacked. The rate of xylene decay follows a linear profile and the major intermediates detected were toluene, benzene, p-tolualdehyde, p-ethyl toluene and CO. Naphthalene, indene, phenylacetylene and benzene were found to be the major aromatic intermediates in the oxidation of 1-methyl naphthalene. The general characteristics of 1-methyl naphthalene oxidation showed that it was very much an analog of toluene. Extensive work with normal and inverse diffusion flames revealed that vinyl acetylene, allene and benzene were the key intermediates in soot formation. Experiments performed by diluting normal diffusion flames until all soot disappeared led to the conclusion that irrespective of the fuel, soot forms when the pyrolysis zone reached a specific temperature about 1700K. Fuels evaluated were acetylene, allene, ethene, benzene, 1-3 butadiene, 2butene and toluene.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 26, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA251768
Entities
People
- Irvin Glassman
- Kenneth Brezinsky
Organizations
- Princeton University