Shock Tube Measurements Of Iso-Octane Ignition Times And OH Concentration Time Histories

Abstract

Ignition times and OH radical concentration time histories were measured behind reflected shock waves in iso-octane/O2/Ar mixtures. Initial reflected shock conditions were in the ranges 1177 to 2009 K and 1.18 to 8.17 atm, with fuel concentrations of 100 ppm to 1% and equivalence ratios from 0.25 to 2. Ignition times were measured using endwall emission of CH and sidewall pressure. OH concentrations were measured using narrow-linewidth ring-dye laser absorption of the R1(5) line of the OH A-X (0,0) band at 306.5 nm. The ignition time data and OH concentration time history measurements were compared to model predictions of four current iso-octane oxidation mechanisms, and the implications of these comparisons are discussed. To our knowledge, these data provide the first extensive measurements of low fuel-concentration ignition times and OH concentration time histories for iso-octane auto-ignition, and hence provide a critical contribution to the database needed for validation of a detailed mechanism for this primary reference fuel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA422570

Entities

People

  • D. F. Davidson
  • J. T. Herbon
  • M. A. Oehlschiaeger
  • Ronald Kenneth Hanson

Organizations

  • Stanford University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Databases
  • Decomposition
  • Dye Lasers
  • Emission
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Oxidation
  • Shock Tubes

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers