The Chemistry Controlling Ignition of Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures at High Pressure

Abstract

A research program to study the oxidation and ignition chemistry of single and multiple component hydrocarbon fuels at high pressures has been conducted at Drexel University. The current program was initiated in May 1998 through a grant from the Army Research Office (Grant No. DAAG55-98-1-0286, Project No. 37699-EG) and was completed in April 2002. The program was augmented by efforts under an associated AASERT award (Grant No. DAAG55-97-1-0196; Project No. 36910-EG-AAS). The purpose of this project was to investigate the complex interactions between individual components of 2, 3, and 4 component mixtures and full boiling range fuels by developing kinetic and mechanistic information in the low and intermediate temperature ranges (600 1000 K) and at elevated pressures (up to 20 atm). In addition, simplified blends were developed to mimic the behavior of gasoline and JP-8 distillate fuels in the low and intermediate temperature regime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA413495

Entities

People

  • D. L. Miller
  • N. P. Cernansky

Organizations

  • Drexel University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Fuels
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Ignition
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy

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  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.