Post-shock Sampling of Shock-heated Hydrocarbon Fuels

Abstract

The objective of this STIR proposal is to implement an extractive sampling method to make comparative measuremen ts of in-situ optical measurements to study the potential of post-shock sampling of shock-heated hydrornrbon foe ls. This wil l provide an opportunity to augment the current in-situ optical sensing of species in the reflected shock-wave experiments. This will extend measurements to those species currently inaccessible to optical methods (e.g. ethylene, methane, acetylene). The objective will be achieved by installing and implementing an extractive gas-sampling system into the existing Stanford shock-tube facility. The sampling will include gas chromatograpl1y and/or mass spectroscopy. Measurements will be compared to in-situ optical mea urcments. The method is designed to allow measurement of long-time values of species at relatively long shock-hi be test times. This will allow observation of fuel cracking patterns currently inaccessible via optical methods. The resulting data will aid greatly in understm1ding fuel kinetics and ignition at high pressure.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Jan 12, 2017
Source ID
W911NF1510434

Entities

People

  • Ronald Kent Hanson

Organizations

  • Army Contracting Command
  • Stanford University
  • United States Army

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design