Development of Detailed and Reduced Kinetics Mechanisms for Surrogates of Petroleum-Derived and Synthetic Jet Fuels
Abstract
The oxidation and pyrolysis of n-alkanes and n-alkenes up to n-C12H26 as well as selected cycloalkanes, iso-alkanes, aromatics, and jet fuels were studied experimentally behind reflected shock waves, in flow reactors, and in laminar flames. The measurements included ignition delays and species time evolutions in shock tubes, species profiles in flow reactors, and propagation speeds and ignition/extinction limits of laminar flames. The fundamental kinetic data were used to develop and validate a detailed reaction model for the combustion of n-alkanes up to n-C12H26 as well as cyclohexane and mono-alkylated cyclohexane fuels. The resulting JetSurF model is documented online at http://melchior.usc.edu/JetSurF. Validation tests show that the JetSurF (versions 1.0 and 2.0) is capable of predicting the majority of the experimental data satisfactorily. This was a collaborative three-year research effort between the following universities and investigators: (1) University of Southern California: F.N. Egolfopoulos (PI), H. Wang (co-PI); (2) Drexel University: N.P. Cernansky (co-PI), D.L. Miller (co-PI); (3) Princeton University: C.K. Law (co-PI); (4) Stanford University: C.T. Bowman (co-PI), R.K. Hanson (co-PI), H. Pitsch (co-PI).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA547635
Entities
People
- Fokion N. Egolfopoulos
Organizations
- University of Southern California