Oxidation of PRF-ethanol blends: Kinetic modeling at low and intermediate temperatures

Francis M. Haas, Marcos Chaos, Frederick L. Dryer

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Abstract

Stable species concentration profiles were measured in a variable pressure flow reactor for dilute, near-stoichiometric ethanol oxidation at 12.5 atm and at temperatures ranging from approximately 525-905K, covering a range of temperatures for which few data on ethanol oxidation exist. Predictions based upon a previously developed high and intermediate temperature ethanol oxidation model are compared with the new experimental data. Based upon the above work, a hybrid n-heptane/iso-octane primary reference fuel (PRF) + ethanol oxidation model is developed, Predictions of the hybrid model are compared with the recently published ignition delay data for a 44.65/14.6/40.75 mole% mixture of isooctane/n-heptane/ethanol. Predicted ignition delay times are generally better than within a factor of two of experimental measurements.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationAmerican Chemical Society - 235th National Meeting, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2008 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: Apr 6 2008Apr 10 2008

Publication series

NameACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts

Conference

Conference235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period4/6/084/10/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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