Shock Tube Measurements for Liquid Fuels Combustion

Abstract

We report results of basic research aimed at improving knowledge of the combustion behavior of diesel and jet-related fuels. The work is intended to develop a reference database of gas-phase chemical kinetics and two-phase spray measurements applicable to engine modeling. Research is being conducted in three Stanford shock tube facilities and focuses on two topics: (1) shock-induced ignition time and species time-history measurements and comparisons with current detailed kinetic models of jet fuels and cyclo-alkanes at both high and low pressures; (2) fundamental studies of fuel spray evaporation rates and ignition times of low-vapor pressure fuels such as JP-8, diesel fuel and normal alkane surrogates in a new aerosol shock tube using state-of-the-art optical diagnostic and imaging techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADP023631

Entities

People

  • Ronald Kenneth Hanson

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Combustion
  • Fuels
  • High Pressure
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Measurement
  • Pyrolysis
  • Reaction Mechanisms
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Vapor Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.