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Comparison of reactivity in a flow reactor and a single cylinder engine
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Comparison of reactivity in a flow reactor and a single cylinder engine

Robert H. Natelson, Rodney O. Johnson, Matthew S. Kurman, Nicholas P. Cernansky and David L. Miller
Experimental thermal and fluid science, v 34(7), pp 928-932
01 Oct 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.02.009

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Engineering Engineering, Mechanical Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Fluids & Plasmas Science & Technology Technology Thermodynamics
The relative reactivity of 2:1:1 and 1:1:1 mixtures of n-decane:n-butylcyclohexane:n-butylbenzene and an average sample of JP-8 were evaluated in a single cylinder engine and compared to results obtained in a pressurized flow reactor. At compression ratios of 14:1, 15:1, and 16:1, inlet temperature of 500 K, inlet pressure of 0.1 MPa, equivalence ratio of 0.23, and engine speed of 800 RPM, the autoignition delay times were, from shortest to longest, the 2:1:1, followed by the 1:1:1, and then the JP-8. This order corresponded with recent results in a pressurized flow reactor, where the preignition oxidation chemistry was monitored at temperatures of 600-800 K, 0.8 MPa pressure, and an equivalence ratio of 0.30, and where the preignition reactivity from highest to lowest was the 2:1:1, followed by the 1:1:1, and the JP-8. This shows that the relative reactivity at low temperatures in the flow reactor tracks the autoignition tendencies in the engine for these particular fuels. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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